St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

School overview

St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is a secondary school serving Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a converter academy 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. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 97 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.5%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. 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 above.