St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Barrow and FurnessConstituency

LA13 9LEPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 624 pupils. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.01

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

624

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 624
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.