St Bernard's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 138329
- Address
- Herringthorpe Valley Road, S65 3BE
- Website
- www.sbch.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 810 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 66.7%
Other White 9.1%
African 5.9%
Mixed 4%
Pakistani 3.7%
Indian 3.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 4 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 142 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 140 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St Bernard's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 91 76 |
| Year 8 | 163 83 80 |
| Year 9 | 167 85 82 |
| Year 10 | 162 68 94 |
| Year 11 | 151 66 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 79.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 31.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 28.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 18.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |