St Bernard's Catholic High School
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Roman Catholic |
| Local Authority | Rotherham |
| Address | Herringthorpe Valley Road, S65 3BE |
| School Website | www.sbch.org.uk |
| Telephone | 1709828183 |
| URN | 138329 |
School Census
| Total | 791 |
| Girls/Boys | 418/373 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 52.8%/47.2% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 12.5% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 151 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 14.5% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 20/02/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 20/02/2024 | Good |
| 10/11/2011 | Outstanding |
| 08/11/2006 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 20/02/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 10/11/2011 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 08/11/2006 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.00% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 64.90% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.80% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 |
| Progress 8 | 0.32 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 68% |
| Entering EBacc | 39% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 |
| Progress 8 | 0.11 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 73% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.38 |
| Progress 8 | 0.13 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.49% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 405 |
| As first preference | 218 |
| As second preference | 134 |
| As third preference | 52 |
| Total Offers Made | 147 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 146 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.57% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 384 |
| As first preference | 232 |
| As second preference | 109 |
| As third preference | 43 |
| Total Offers Made | 151 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 148 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.37% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 338 |
| As first preference | 198 |
| As second preference | 94 |
| As third preference | 46 |
| Total Offers Made | 148 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 145 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.41% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 340 |
| As first preference | 202 |
| As second preference | 95 |
| As third preference | 43 |
| Total Offers Made | 148 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 143 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.36% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 349 |
| As first preference | 199 |
| As second preference | 106 |
| As third preference | 44 |
| Total Offers Made | 153 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 146 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.23% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 308 |
| As first preference | 172 |
| As second preference | 97 |
| As third preference | 39 |
| Total Offers Made | 155 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 140 |
| second preference offers | 15 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.38% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 305 |
| As first preference | 179 |
| As second preference | 81 |
| As third preference | 45 |
| Total Offers Made | 139 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 130 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.30% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 296 |
| As first preference | 169 |
| As second preference | 80 |
| As third preference | 47 |
| Total Offers Made | 138 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 130 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.19% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 284 |
| As first preference | 160 |
| As second preference | 76 |
| As third preference | 48 |
| Total Offers Made | 139 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 134 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.19% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 288 |
| As first preference | 162 |
| As second preference | 94 |
| As third preference | 31 |
| Total Offers Made | 141 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 136 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.29% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 321 |
| As first preference | 180 |
| As second preference | 82 |
| As third preference | 59 |
| Total Offers Made | 140 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 139 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 9% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| don't know | 10% |
| not applicable | 49% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 17% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 18% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 26% |
| no | 74% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 18% |
| dont know | 7% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 71% |
| no | 29% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 71% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 21% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 7% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 79% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 79% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 93% |
| no | 7% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 66.7% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 9.1% |
| african ethnic origin | 5.9% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 3.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 3.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 65.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 9.1% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 5.6% |
| african ethnic origin | 5.4% |
| indian ethnic origin | 3.7% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 2.1% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
Herringthorpe Infant School
(0.29 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 3-7, Gender: Mixed
Address: Chatterton Drive, , S65 2JW
Herringthorpe Junior School
(0.29 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 7-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Chatterton Drive, , S65 2JW
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
(0.31 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 5-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Herringthorpe Valley Road, , S65 2NU
Badsley Primary School
(0.49 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Badsley Moor Lane, , S65 2QS