St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolOakwood High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rotherham.

Summary of the comparison

St Bernard's Catholic High School and Oakwood High School are secondary schools in Rotherham.

  • St Bernard's Catholic High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Oakwood High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernard's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Bernard's Catholic High School was judged Good and Oakwood High School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.9 for St Bernard's Catholic High School and 47.5 for Oakwood High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Bernard's Catholic High School (51.3 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Oakwood High School (48.8 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Bernard's Catholic High School versus Oakwood High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamSt Bernard's Catholic High SchoolRotherhamOakwood High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking2nd of 15 in Rotherham Stronger figure6th of 15 in Rotherham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll820 1,063
Capacity730 1,050
LocationRotherham, S65 3BE Rotherham, S60 2UH
GCSE results
Attainment 848.9 Stronger figure47.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.9% Stronger figure37.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.3% Stronger figure65.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc25.8% Stronger figure18.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.08 Stronger figure3.89 4.09
Cohort163 207
Pupils
Pupils in the census820 1,063
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 29.7%
English as an additional language16.2% 28.1%
SEN support16.2% 18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure7.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% Stronger figure21.0% 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

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 High School

Oakwood High School

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