St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Bristol, South West BS14 9LS · Bristol, City of
#215 of 402 secondary schools in South West
#2120 of 4,090 nationally
About St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is a local authority secondary located in Bristol, in the Bristol, City of local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 753 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 46.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 215th of 402 ranked secondary schools in South West. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (52th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (41th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 753; capacity filled 100.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 64.4%; ebacc average points 3.77.
There are 277 schools in Bristol; St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School ranks 134th of 269 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)44.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)37.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)26.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 753
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 100.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 37.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 64.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.77
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Bristol · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
268 students · 112 m away
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
858 students · 523 m away
E-ACT Perry Court Academy
Hengrove · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
474 students · 703 m away
Oasis Academy New Oak
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 750 m away
Woodlands Academy
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
133 students · 776 m away
Whitchurch Primary School
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
231 students · 915 m away
Bridge Farm Primary School
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
606 students · 1.2 km away
Waycroft Academy
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
461 students · 1.3 km away
West Town Lane Academy
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
634 students · 1.4 km away
E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
229 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Wadham School
Crewkerne · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
763 students
Humphry Davy School
Penzance · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
740 students
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
714 students
Beaminster School
Beaminster · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
673 students
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
668 students
South Molton Community College
South Molton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
656 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School a good school?
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School has a Success Index (England) of 46.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #215 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School rank in South West?
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School ranks #215 of 402 secondary schools in South West and #2120 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School?
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School had 753 students in 2025.
Is St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School a primary school or a secondary school?
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.