St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.
Summary of the comparison
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School and St Joseph's Catholic High School are secondary schools in Slough.
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Joseph's Catholic High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School was judged Outstanding and St Joseph's Catholic High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 77.3 for St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School and 50.1 for St Joseph's Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School (76.8 in 2021-22, 77.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Joseph's Catholic High School (51.8 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar School | SloughSt Joseph's Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 15 in Slough Stronger figure | 7th of 15 in Slough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,178 | 988 | |
| Capacity | 894 | 800 | |
| Location | Slough, SL3 7AF | Slough, SL2 5HW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 77.3 Stronger figure | 50.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.1% Stronger figure | 43.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 70.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.8% Stronger figure | 41.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.35 Stronger figure | 4.50 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 158 | 143 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 165 | 87 | |
| A-level average points | 40.0 Stronger figure | 27.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.0 Stronger figure | 28.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 31.7% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,133 | 992 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.3% | 12.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 35.6% | 32.5% | |
| SEN support | 3.2% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.9% | 10.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
St Joseph's Catholic High School
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