St Bernard's High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Milton Road
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 7JS
Phone 01702343583
Reference Number 137312

General Makeup

Number of pupils 999
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 1%
Girls: 99%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 176 176
8 Unknown 176 176
9 Unknown 174 174
10 Unknown 173 173
11 Unknown 171 171
12 6 64 70
13 4 55 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 38.3%
African 16.5%
Indian 8.9%
White, Other 8.1%
Asian, Other 6.9%
Mixed, Other 3.2%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
Pakistani 2.4%
White & Asian 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-19
Date Description Report
2023-03-21 School inspection School inspection
2020-12-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-10-05 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-05-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Bernard's High School and Arts College
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-02-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-01-21 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-02-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-01-21 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
55.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 64.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 82.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 34.14 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 2.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 68 12
Third Preference 94 7
From another Local Authority 121 37

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Avenue Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7PJ
0.21 miles
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AU
0.29 miles
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AY
0.37 miles
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff
121 - 127 North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AH
0.4 miles
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Boston Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6JH
0.5 miles
Westborough Academy
Macdonald Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9BS
0.64 miles
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NS
0.95 miles
Bournemouth Park Academy
Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5JN
1.15 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Windermere Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2RF
1.19 miles
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1LE
1.21 miles
Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
1.29 miles
Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
1.29 miles
Earls Hall Primary School
Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0QN
1.37 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3HS
1.49 miles
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
Hornby Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0LG
1.58 miles
Temple Sutton Primary School
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BA
1.65 miles
Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3JS
1.7 miles
Hamstel Junior School
Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ
1.77 miles
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ
1.77 miles
Leigh North Street Primary School
North Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1QE
1.86 miles
Name Distance
Compass Community School Boleyn Park
8 Trinity Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7PU
0.11 miles
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND
0.52 miles
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
1.12 miles
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
1.12 miles
Southend High School for Boys
Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG
1.14 miles
Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 5LG
1.4 miles
Estuary High School
820 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NH
1.49 miles
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP
1.64 miles
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
1.68 miles
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW
1.69 miles
Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BU
1.84 miles
St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4RL
1.94 miles
Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
2.01 miles
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4AW
2.15 miles
Southchurch High School
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
2.25 miles
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU
2.32 miles
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6XT
2.35 miles
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG
2.66 miles
Thorpe Hall School
2.67 miles
Shoeburyness High School
Caulfield Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9LL
3.33 miles
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