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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE

Local ranking19th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

916

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
34.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
23.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
43.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
19.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size
150

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
91.0%
Continued in education
67.0%
Apprenticeships
19.0%
Employment
5.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
674
Boys
337 (50%)
Girls
337 (50%)
Capacity
916 (74% full)
SEND
23.4%
FSM Eligible
29.1%
EAL
9.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.8%
SEN Support
17.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,889/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
27.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 84.4%
  • Asian Other: 3.4%
  • Asian Indian: 3.0%
  • Other: 2.5%
  • White Other: 2.1%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Black African: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%

84.4%

White British

3.4%

Asian Other

3.0%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148702
UKPRN
10088886
Establishment No.
4634
Trust
MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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