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
- 820 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 4.3% |
| Mixed | 4.4% |
| African | 5.5% |
| Other White | 10.4% |
| White British | 64.5% |
| Pakistani | 3.8% |
| Other Black | 2.1% |
| Other Asian | 1.7% |
| Unclassified | 1.6% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 26% |
| Local authority average | 29% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 43% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 48.9 |
| Local authority average | 41.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.08 |
| Local authority average | 3.56 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Bernard's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 86 70 |
| Year 8 | 164 91 73 |
| Year 9 | 165 82 83 |
| Year 10 | 172 87 85 |
| Year 11 | 163 69 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.0% 3.0% |