St Bernard's High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 137312
- Address
- Milton Road, SS0 7JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 999 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.0%
- Girls
- 99.0%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.9%
White British 38.3%
African 16.5%
Mixed 9.5%
Indian 8.9%
Other White 8.1%
Other Asian 6.9%
Other Black 4%
Pakistani 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.77
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.5
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.24
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
St Bernard's High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 121
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 8 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 9 | 174 0 174 |
| Year 10 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 11 | 171 0 171 |
| Year 12 | 70 6 64 |
| Year 13 | 59 4 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 92.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 22.0% 28.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 62.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 22.9% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 2.2% |