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%
White British 64.5%
Other White 10.4%
African 5.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 4.3%
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
School 26%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
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% |