St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | Secondary with sixth form in Slough | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

SecondaryPost 16

Slough · Slough · SL3 7AF http://www.st-bernards.slough.sch.uk/

Pupils
1,178
cap. 894
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
7 Nov 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
29 Sep 2011
Full inspectionOutstanding
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21 Apr 2010
Curriculum and development visit
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10 Dec 2008
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Slough. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
99%
-1pp
LA
73%
England
66%
100%100%99%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
98%
-2pp
LA
59%
England
46%
100%96%91%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
77.3
+0.6
LA
53.9
England
46.8
77.573.769.8
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
97%
+1pp
LA
55%
England
41%
98%92%86%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
11.6
+0.1
LA
7.9
England
7.7
11.69.77.7
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.93
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.0
+0.7
LA
31.9
England
32.4
40.937.133.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.12
-0.2
LA
-0.19
0.0-0.2-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
32%
+5pp
LA
15%
England
14%
32%25%17%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
BB-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.12
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education98%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education77%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment8%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,133
cap. 894
1,133970806
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
LA AVG 20.13:1
22.019.416.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
36%
LA AVG 44.93%
36%25%15%
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FSM eligible
5%
LA AVG 23.26%
5%4%3%
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SEN
4%
LA AVG 11.29%
10%6%3%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
7%
England
9%
6%5%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
17%
LA
21%
England
24%
17%10%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF
Telephone01753527020
Local authoritySlough
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterRoman Catholic

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2599%98%77.3Not applicable97%11.6158
2023/24100%100%76.7+0.9396%11.5157
2022/2399%98%77.5+0.8094%9.2124
2021/2299%97%76.8+0.6098%9.2125
2018/19100%96%72.7+0.5395%7.9115
2017/18100%91%69.8+0.3388%7.7116
2016/17100%97%71.0+0.6886%125
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2598%
2023/2497%
2022/2395%
2021/2298%
2018/1999%
2017/1895%
2016/1796%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.0B-0.1232%169
2023/2439.3B+0.0428%173
2022/2337.6B-19%181
2021/2240.9B31%157
2018/1933.3C+-0.4517%101
2017/1838.0B-+0.0129%127
2016/1735.5B--0.1923%134

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,13318.24%36%5%6%17%
2023/241,12919.23%34%4%5%9%
2022/231,08719.15%31%5%5%9%
2021/221,04620.44%29%5%6%12%
2020/2197322.03%29%3%
2018/1982818.65%18%5%3%3%
2017/1880616.97%15%5%4%4%
2016/1783417.710%15%5%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.