St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Secondary schoolSt Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow is a secondary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 624 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow was 38.5, against 44.9 in Westmorland and Furness and 46.2 in England.
32.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.5 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.8% | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.3% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 116 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chetwynde SchoolAll-through. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- St Paul's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral ServicePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, March 20241.2 km
- Yarlside AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).