St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

Academy converter · Secondary school · Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
LA13 9LE
Composite score
43.2

School overview

St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is a secondary school serving Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 674 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 34.6, well below the national average of 46. That is down 4.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 43% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 further down the page.

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#3,016
National rank
#412
In North West
#19
In Westmorland and Furness
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
34.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
43%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.01

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 674 % FSM ever-6 29.1% % EAL 9.5% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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