St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

About St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is a secondary school in Bristol, City of, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 754 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.5 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.5 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 171 first choices for 141 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.55 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 92% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.2%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.