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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9LE
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 690 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.
This school is a member of Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust. (St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Admissions and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Chetwynde School | |
| 1.0 | Furness Academy | |
| 2.1 | Dowdales School | |
| 2.9 | Walney School | |
| 5.9 | Ulverston Victoria High School | |
| 6.4 | Millom School | |
| 11.2 | Cartmel Priory CofE School | |
| 14.0 | Bay Leadership Academy | |
| 14.7 | Morecambe Bay Academy | |
| 16.5 | Fleetwood High School | |
| 16.8 | Our Lady's Catholic College | |
| 17.0 | Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood |
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.
Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low. Show details
Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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