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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

Westmorland and Furness, LA13 9LESecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
Progress 8
-0.63
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
94 1st-choice / 102 places
Ranking
#2,777
of 3,141 nationally

About St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

St Bernards Catholic High School in Barrow holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a grade it has maintained consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s Progress 8 score, the key measure of academic progress from Key Stage 2 to GCSE, stands at -0.63, which places it in the ‘well below average’ banding nationally. This means that, on average, pupils at St Bernards achieve nearly two-thirds of a grade less per subject than students with similar starting points across England. Within the Westmorland and Furness local authority, the school ranks 18th out of 19 secondary schools on this metric, and sits in the bottom 50% of schools nationally at the 88th percentile. The local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.12, so St Bernards is performing significantly below the typical school in its own area. The Attainment 8 score, which measures absolute GCSE performance, is 39.2 out of a possible 90.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressRating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, LA13 9LE
HeadteacherDaniel Vince
Local AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
Number of Pupils674
Free School Meals (FSM)28.7%
School Capacity674 / 916 (74% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 14 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteSports HallScience LabsDining HallMusic RoomsSixth Form CentreLibraryAstro TurfChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

18

Sports

GymnasticsRoundersCross CountryCricketTennisRowingMartial ArtsBasketballNetball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDebateOrchestraYoung EnterpriseChessArt ClubGardeningModel United NationsDuke of Edinburgh

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:20

Source: stbernardsschool.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.