St Bernard's High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Southend-on-Sea
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,001
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,030 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
136 of 179 families who put it first got an offer
168
Places offered
505
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 179 | 136 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 95 | 23 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 127 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 104 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 505 | 168 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 5 preferences. 141 applications came from outside the council area (33 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Barnes
- Address
- Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS
- Phone
- 01702343583
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Milton · Southend East and Rochford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137312
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST BERNARD'S HIGH SCHOOL
1,001 pupils · 1,030 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 899 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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 | 55.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.57 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.40 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
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 | 30.52 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 61 | — |
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 | 168 | 15% | 61% | 83% | |
| English Language | 167 | 35% | 79% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 165 | 39% | 79% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 165 | 36% | 81% | 94% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 162 | 8% | 35% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 11% | 51% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 81 | 17% | 63% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 42% | 76% | 88% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 54 | 9% | 67% | 94% | |
| Geography | 53 | 34% | 74% | 92% | |
| Business | 52 | 23% | 62% | 75% | |
| History | 39 | 59% | 82% | 87% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 27 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Biology | 18 | 0% | 6% | 17% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 0% | 19% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 89% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Graphics | 8 | 13% | 25% | 100% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10737: St Bernard's High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
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 Southend-on-Sea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-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.