St Bernard's Catholic High School is a mixed secondary academy in Rotherham, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 818 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.9 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Bernard's Catholic High School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementOutstanding
S5 Inspection · Inspected 20 Feb 2024 · Published 23 Apr 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Bernard's Catholic High School.

St Bernard's Catholic High School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Start of Autumn Term Wednesday 3rd September 2025 (Year 7) Term
  • Start of Autumn Term Thursday 4th September 2025 (Year 10 and Year 11) Term
  • Start of Autumn Term Friday 5th September 2025 (Year 8 and Year 9) Term
  • Autumn Half Term Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
  • End of Autumn Term Friday 19th December 2025 Term
  • Start of Spring Term Wednesday 7th January 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
  • End of Spring Term Friday 27th March 2026 Term
  • Start of Summer Term Tuesday 14th April 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Monday 25th May 2026 to Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
  • End of Summer Term Friday 17th July 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Wednesday 19th December 2025 to Wednesday 7th January 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Friday 27th March 2026 to Tuesday 14th April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Friday 17th July 2026 to Early September 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 26th September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 28th November 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 6th January 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Monday 13th April 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Thursday 25th December 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Bank Holiday Friday 26th December 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Bank Holiday Thursday 1st January 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday Bank Holiday Friday 3rd April 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday Bank Holiday Monday 6th April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
48.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 28%
42.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
14.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Bernard's Catholic High School with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 48.9
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 41.8 England 46.1 +2.8 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 42.9%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 38.7% England 45.4% -2.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 38
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 30.5 England 34.9 +3.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 14.4
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 16.6 England 15.5 -1.1 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 24.5%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 31.7% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 163
Attendance 14.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 14.9%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 19.4% England 17.8% -2.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 5.8%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 7.2% England 6.8% -0.9 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 89% England 92% +2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 86%
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 79% England 83% +3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St Bernard's Catholic High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St Bernard's Catholic High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.