St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Rating Lane
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA13 9LE
Phone 01229814560
Reference Number 148702

General Makeup

Number of pupils 674
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 60 74 134
8 56 66 122
9 83 64 147
10 61 60 121
11 77 73 150

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.1%
Asian, Other 3.4%
Indian 3%
White, Other 2.1%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
African 1.5%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2022-11-15
Date Report
2022-09-27 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 15 November 2022
2021-09-09 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 09 September 2021
2019-03-26 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 03 May 2019
2015-06-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2015
2015-04-29 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 21 May 2015
2014-11-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 December 2014
2014-06-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2014
2013-12-11 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2014
2011-09-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2011
2010-06-30 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 22 July 2010
2009-06-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 August 2009
2006-11-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2006
2002-05-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 13 September 2002
2019-03-26 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 03 May 2019
2015-06-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2015
2015-04-29 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 21 May 2015
2014-11-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 December 2014
2014-06-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2014
2013-12-11 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2014
2011-09-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2011
2010-06-30 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 22 July 2010
2009-06-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 August 2009
2006-11-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2006
2002-05-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 13 September 2002

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 23.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 38% Unlock Unlock

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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 96 5
Third Preference 44 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9LR
0.39 miles
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9ET
0.48 miles
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Hawcoat Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4HF
0.58 miles
Yarlside Academy
Red Oak Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0LH
0.73 miles
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4PG
0.79 miles
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QN
0.79 miles
Newton Village Academy
Newton Road, Newton-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0LT
0.89 miles
Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5NE
0.92 miles
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BY
1.12 miles
Roose School
North Row, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0HF
1.17 miles
Cambridge Primary School
Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9RP
1.23 miles
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Mill Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4AR
1.26 miles
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AN
1.32 miles
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Schneider Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4AA
1.41 miles
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street, Greengate St, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1BG
1.42 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2BA
1.44 miles
St James' CofE Junior School
Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1NY
1.58 miles
St George's CofE School
School Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2JN
1.63 miles
Brisbane Park Infant School
Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1NY
1.63 miles
Hindpool Nursery School
Bath Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5TS
1.65 miles
Name Distance
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0NY
0.23 miles
Furness Academy
Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BB
0.99 miles
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9RS
1.18 miles
Furness College
Channelside, Bessemer Way, Channelside, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2PJ
1.91 miles
Dowdales School
[Postcode LA15 8AH], Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH
2.14 miles
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3LW
2.81 miles
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3JT
2.92 miles
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