St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Slough
1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
38%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,178
Capacity used
Over capacity132%
894 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
38%
1st preference success rate
68 of 181 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
1023
Total applications
6.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 181 | 68 | ● 38% |
| 2nd preference | 162 | 40 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 277 | 28 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 403 | 14 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1023 | 150 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Slough lets families list 6 preferences. 656 applications came from outside the council area (143 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Kassapian
- Address
- 1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF
- Phone
- 01753527020
- Local authority
- Slough
- Ward / constituency
- Langley St Mary's · Slough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110084
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,178 pupils · 894 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 798 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 76.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.93 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.29 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 77.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 32.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 165 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 159 | 82% | 99% | 99% | |
| Biology | 158 | 73% | 94% | 99% | |
| Physics | 158 | 69% | 92% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 158 | 70% | 92% | 99% | |
| English Language | 158 | 80% | 97% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 76% | 94% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 158 | 69% | 97% | 99% | |
| Business | 125 | 75% | 95% | 98% | |
| Geography | 101 | 69% | 97% | 98% | |
| History | 80 | 85% | 99% | 100% | |
| Statistics | 78 | 87% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 75 | 49% | 79% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 102 | 16% | 51% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 66 | 8% | 32% | 59% | |
| Biology | 51 | 12% | 37% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 15% | 44% | 79% | |
| Economics | 45 | 4% | 38% | 76% | |
| Physics | 42 | 7% | 26% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 27 | 37% | 52% | 89% | |
| History | 26 | 27% | 50% | 85% | |
| Sociology | 22 | 9% | 41% | 86% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 15 | 33% | 47% | 73% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 38% | 85% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10145: St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 12 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 73% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Slough council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.