St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School at a glance
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Slough for students aged 11 to 18, with about 1180 pupils. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Year 7 places are given through the Slough Consortium test, and the school has a sixth form.
For September 2026 entry it offered 150 places and was the first choice of 178 families — about 1.2 for every place. 64% of all applications came from families in other council areas.
In 2024/25, 98% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged B per entry, and 32% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 75% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).
Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given
- Test
- Slough Consortium test
- Set by
- GL Assessment, for the Slough Consortium of grammar schools
- What it covers
- Verbal, numerical and non-verbal reasoning
At this school: Slough Consortium test; Catholic faith criteria apply.
How places are given
Each school sets its own qualifying score and oversubscription criteria; St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School also applies faith criteria.
How to register and apply
Register online through the consortium in the summer term of Year 5 — one registration covers all four schools. Name the schools on your secondary application by 31 October.
Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.
Scores needed for a place
| Entry | Measure | Applies to | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | Qualifying score | All applicantsMakes a child eligible to be considered; it does not guarantee a place. | 111 |
| Sept 2024 | Lowest score offered | Category 10, within 6.04 milesAll eligible children in categories 1–9 scoring 111 or above were offered places. | 117 |
| Sept 2024 | Qualifying score | All applicantsMakes a child eligible to be considered; it does not guarantee a place. | 111 |
Scale: Average standardised score (Slough consortium test). Sources: Slough consortium: information on allocations, Slough consortium: information on allocations. Scores change every year and depend on how many children apply — treat them as a guide, not a target.
How many families apply
| Entry | Places | 1st choices | 1st choices per place | All applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 150 | 178 | 1.2 | 1,024 |
| Sept 2025 | 150 | 181 | 1.2 | 1,023 |
| Sept 2024 | 150 | 153 | 1.0 | 964 |
| Sept 2023 | 150 | 128 | 0.9 | 849 |
| Sept 2022 | 141 | 131 | 0.9 | 738 |
| Sept 2021 | 140 | 228 | 1.6 | 1,088 |
Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.
Exam results
GCSE, 2024/25 · 158 pupils
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)
| Year | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 98.1% | 77.3 | — | 7.35 |
| 2023/24 | 100.0% | 76.7 | +0.93 | 7.35 |
| 2022/23 | 98.0% | 77.5 | +0.8 | 7.39 |
A level, 2024/25 · 165 students
- Average grade
- B
- England: B-
- AAB or better*
- 32%
- England: 18%
- Value added
- -0.12
*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.
Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Where students go next
- University
- 75%
- Apprenticeship
- 4%
- Employment
- 7%
- Any sustained destination
- 89%
Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (176 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.
Key facts
- Admits at 11
- Co-educational
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Pupils
- 1,178 (capacity 894)
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils eligible
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Local authority
- Slough
- Constituency
- Slough
From the Department for Education’s register (URN 110084), October 2026.
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