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St Bernard's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham S65 3BE · sbch.org.uk · 01709 828183
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 818
- 88 over 730 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 254 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 57% 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 | 146 | 254 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 255 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 218 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 232 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 198 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rotherham it was 41.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.3 | −19.4 |
| Sixth form college | 49 | +7.2 |
| Further education | 30.5 | +5.7 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | — |
Ofsted
St Bernard's Catholic High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 107
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (26%) with SEND