St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Bristol, City of council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 171 families put this school as their first choice, and 141 places were offered. 132 of the families who put it first got a place (77%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 8 January 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

753 (capacity 750)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Clifton

Phone

01173772050

Address

Fossedale Avenue, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 9LS

Website

stberns.bristol.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports