St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
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Address
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Fossedale Avenue

,
BS14 9LS

England
Coordinates 51°24′57″N2°33′45″W / 51.415846°N 2.562422°W / 51.415846; -2.562422
Information
Type Voluntary aided secondary school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1958
Local authority Bristol City Council
Department for Education URN 109331 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherEd Walker
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment735
Capacity750
PublicationThe 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.

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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]

2008200920102011
45%50%37%60%

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. "Bristol secondary school to mark 50 years". thisisbristol.co.uk. 12 June 2009.
  2. "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