St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2022 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
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 148702
- Address
- Rating Lane, LA13 9LE
- Website
- www.stbernardsschool.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 674 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 2.1% |
| Other | 2.5% |
| Indian | 3% |
| Other Asian | 3.4% |
| White British | 84.1% |
| Mixed | 2% |
| African | 1.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 19% |
| Local authority average | 24% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 23% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 34.6 |
| Local authority average | 45.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.01 |
| Local authority average | 3.9 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 137 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 55 |
| French | GCSE | 27 |
| Geography | GCSE | 54 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 102
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 60 74 |
| Year 8 | 122 56 66 |
| Year 9 | 147 83 64 |
| Year 10 | 121 61 60 |
| Year 11 | 150 77 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 19.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 3.0% |