St Bernard's High School, Westcliff-on-Sea

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St Bernard's High School
Address
St Bernard's High School, Westcliff-on-Sea
Milton Road

, ,
SS0 7JS

England
Coordinates 51°32′15″N0°41′55″E / 51.5374°N 0.6986°E / 51.5374; 0.6986
Information
Type Academy
MottoLove one another as I have loved you
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1910
Local authority Southend-on-Sea
Department for Education URN 137312 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadmistressAllison Moise-Dixon
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Houses
  • Annay
  • Clairvaux
  • Fountains
  • Melrose
  • Rievaulx
  • Hyning
Website http://www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk

St Bernard's Convent High School is a girls Catholic bilateral secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, with a mixed sixth form. [1]

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History

There has been a Catholic school on the site since 1875, however it was in 1910 that St. Bernard's Convent High School was created on the premises for young ladies by a group of Bernardine Sisters. St Bernard's school celebrated its centenary in 2010.

In 2004 St. Bernard's school achieved Specialist Arts status, and in 2008 a Specialist Science status was also achieved. The school became an academy in 2011. [2]

Emblem

The school's emblem, which is featured on the school uniform as well as headed on letters from the school, is three swords within a double diamond. Below the diamond reads "Dieu Mon Abri" meaning "God Is My Shelter" in French. [3]

Houses

There are currently 5 forms per year from years 7 to 11. Students in these years are placed in one of 6 different houses. These houses are: "A", "C", "F", "M" "R" and "H", which stand for Annay, Clairvaux, Fountains, Melrose, Rievaulx and Hyning, these being abbeys or monasteries which are in some way connected to Saint Bernard. [4]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. Official school website
  2. St. Bernard's High School Information Pack Background Information. Page 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Essex County Council St. Bernard's High School and Arts College. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "FAQs for Students". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. "Helen speaks of horrid birth film at school" Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. (25 October 2007). Retrieved 20 August 2020.