St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School Explained

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Coordinates:51.4158°N -2.5624°W
Established:1958
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head:Ed Walker
Address:Fossedale Avenue
City:Bristol
Country:England
Postcode:BS14 9LS
Local Authority:Bristol City Council
Dfeno:801/4801
Urn:109331
Ofsted:yes
Capacity:750
Enrolment:735
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Publication:The Bernard
Website:http://www.stberns.bristol.sch.uk/

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is a coeducational Catholic, voluntary aided secondary school in Whitchurch, a suburb in the south of Bristol, England. It is located next to St Bernadette Catholic Primary School and the local parish church.

History

St Berns, as the school is colloquially known, was founded in 1958 and named after Saint Bernadette. It was the second new Catholic school established in Bristol after World War II.[1] In 2009-10 it underwent renovation through the "Building Schools for the Future" programme.[2]

Academic achievement

St. Bernadette's is a specialist school for maths and ICT.

The school has improved its results between the period 2008 to 2011 and achieved its best ever GCSE scores in 2011, the table below shows the percentage of students hitting the key measure of 5 A*-C including English and Mathematics.[3]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bristol secondary school to mark 50 years. thisisbristol.co.uk. 12 June 2009.
  2. News: Thousands of Bristol children settle in new classrooms at older Bristol schools. thisisbristol.co.uk. 9 September 2010.
  3. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=109331 St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School