St Bernard's Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Rotherham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 3BE
Website: www.sbch.org.uk
Telephone: 01709828183
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Siobhan Kent
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138329

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 730
Number of Pupils: 745
Number of Boys: 338
Number of Girls: 407

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.22 to 0.23
Of the 129 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 126 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:28%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arnold Nursery School and Children's Centre
The Arnold Centre, Goldsmith Road , S65 2LY
4out of 4 812 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Herringthorpe Junior School
Chatterton Drive , S65 2JW
4out of 4 453 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Herringthorpe Infant School
Chatterton Drive , Herringthorpe S65 2JW
4out of 4 471 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Herringthorpe Valley Road , S65 2NU
3out of 4 610 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Badsley Primary School
Badsley Moor Lane , S65 2QS
2out of 4 785 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sitwell Infant School
Grange Road , S60 3LA
4out of 4 1,162 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Herringthorpe Valley Road , S65 3BE
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Clifton Community School
Middle Lane , S65 2SN
1out of 4 1,566 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oakwood High School
Moorgate Road , S60 2UH
3out of 4 1,858 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Rotherham College
Moorgate Road , S60 2BE
- not rated 2,042 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
RNN Group
Town Centre Campus , Eastwood Lane S65 1EG
- not rated 2,339 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE
Brunswick Road , Broom S60 2RR
- not rated 1,432 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ellern Mede Moorgate School
136 Moorgate Road , S60 3AZ
- not rated 1,859 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newman School
East Bawtry Road , S60 3LX
3out of 4 1,926 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.