Voluntary aided school · Slough

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,178Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
110084URN

1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.8per place

4.1 above Slough median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in SloughSelective

1,024 applications for 150 places · 3rd of 15 in Slough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

74.6of 90

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

4th of 15 in Slough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

6.8applications per place, Year 7

4.1 above Slough median (2.7) 4.6 above England median (2.2)

1,024 applications · 150 places offered · 178 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 6.8; Slough median median 2.7
2025 6.8; Slough median median 3.0
2024 6.4; Slough median median 2.9
2023 5.7; Slough median median 3.4
2022 5.2; Slough median median 3.3
2021 7.8; Slough median median 3.2
2020 4.8; Slough median median 3.3
2019 5.7; Slough median median 3.4
2018 6.0; Slough median median 3.4
2017 6.2; Slough median median 4.2
2016 7.0; Slough median median 4.1
2015 5.7; Slough median median 4.3
2014 7.1; Slough median median 4.4

More applications per place than the Slough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Slough median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	150	1,024	6.8	178	1.19
Sep 2025	150	1,023	6.8	181	1.21
Sep 2024	150	964	6.4	153	1.02
Sep 2023	150	849	5.7	128	0.85
Sep 2022	141	738	5.2	131	0.93
Sep 2021	140	1,088	7.8	228	1.63
Sep 2020	144	691	4.8	141	0.98
Sep 2019	134	764	5.7	171	1.28
Sep 2018	121	721	6.0	161	1.33
Sep 2017	117	730	6.2	172	1.47
Sep 2016	118	821	7.0	205	1.74
Sep 2015	120	689	5.7	176	1.47
Sep 2014	115	814	7.1	208	1.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)74.64th of 15 in Slough

Slough 52.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths99%2nd of 15 in Slough

Slough 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Slough 76% England 66%

This school
Slough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.93

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	157	74.6	99%	99%	–
2024/25	158	77.3	98%	99%	–
2023/24	157	76.7	100%	100%	+0.93
2022/23	124	77.5	98%	99%	+0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

6.8applications per place 74.6Attainment 8 Selective
Upton Court Grammar School
0.4 km · Slough

Outstanding2022

7.7applications per place 77.3Attainment 8 Selective
Ditton Park Academy
0.9 km · Slough

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
The Langley Academy
1.4 km · Slough

Good2023

4.8applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Langley Grammar School
1.7 km · Slough

2026

6.0applications per place 78.0Attainment 8 Selective
St Joseph's Catholic High School
1.7 km · Slough

2026

2.7applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
1.9 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
2.1 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
2.3 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 110084 · 871/4700
Admissions policy: Selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 894 pupils · 1,178 on roll
Free school meals: 3.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF
Local authority: Slough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources