St Bernard's High School
About the school
St Bernard's High School is an open secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 March 2023
- Published
- 18 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.9
- Southend-on-Sea
- 52.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Southend-on-Sea
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 59.30%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 57.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.20%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 71.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 7.80%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 50.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.25
- Southend-on-Sea
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.52
AAB or better
- School
- 4.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1021
Girls
99.12%
Boys
0.88%
SEN support
5.68%
Education, health and care plan
1.27%
English as an additional language
19.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.40%
Overall absence
5.23
Persistent absence
13.24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
143
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
97%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
67
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
66%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
19%