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St Bernard's High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7JS · stbernards.southend.sch.uk · 01702 343583
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,001
- 97% of 1,030 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 184 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 179 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 171 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 194 | 1.1▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 160 | 0.9 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.9, and 59.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 52.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 76.3 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 21.3 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.2 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 students | C (30.5) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 62 students | C (30.9) | Average -0.14 | |
| 18 students | Dist+ (39.2) | Above average +0.55 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 58 | C+ (34.4) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 58 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 75 | C+ (34.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 73 | C+ (32.5) | +0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | C (31.7) | +0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 79 | C (31.2) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 95 | C (28.9) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.5 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 9.8 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bernard's High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 72
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND