St Bernard's High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
St Bernard's High School is a secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,001 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “St Bernard’s High School is a welcoming, inclusive school.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of pupils in terms of learning and behaviour.”
- “Pupils live up to these expectations.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of teachers do not consistently make the necessary adaptations to their teaching or check that pupils with SEND are keeping up with learning.”
- “As a result, occasionally, some pupils with SEND fail to complete work well or have gaps in their learning.”
- “However, leaders have been too slow in introducing the strategies that will enable these pupils to catch up swiftly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 184 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 143 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Southend-on-Sea published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southend-on-Sea.
- Chase High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southend High School for Boys 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Girls 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas More High School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cecil Jones Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Southend High School for Girls 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Southchurch High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published