Academy converter · Rotherham

St Bernard's Catholic High School

11–16Ages
818Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138329URN

Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 3BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.4 above Rotherham median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rotherham

424 applications for 146 places · 1st of 16 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.3of 90

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

1st of 16 in Rotherham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	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

2.9applications per place, Year 7

1.4 above Rotherham median (1.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

424 applications · 146 places offered · 254 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Rotherham median median 1.5
2025 2.8; Rotherham median median 1.4
2024 2.8; Rotherham median median 1.3
2023 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.3
2022 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.2
2021 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
2020 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.4
2019 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.3
2018 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.3
2017 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.5
2016 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.4
2015 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2014 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.7

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

This school
Rotherham median

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

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	146	424	2.9	254	1.74
Sep 2025	149	422	2.8	255	1.71
Sep 2024	147	405	2.8	218	1.48
Sep 2023	151	384	2.5	232	1.54
Sep 2022	148	338	2.3	198	1.34
Sep 2021	148	340	2.3	202	1.36
Sep 2020	153	349	2.3	199	1.30
Sep 2019	155	308	2.0	172	1.11
Sep 2018	139	305	2.2	179	1.29
Sep 2017	138	296	2.1	169	1.22
Sep 2016	139	284	2.0	160	1.15
Sep 2015	141	288	2.0	162	1.15
Sep 2014	140	321	2.3	180	1.29

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

166 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.31st of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%4th of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Rotherham 61% England 66%

This school
Rotherham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	166	50.3	51%	77%	–
2024/25	163	48.9	43%	66%	–
2023/24	151	48.3	49%	68%	+0.32
2022/23	142	49.0	49%	75%	+0.12

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 High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Clifton Community School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.0applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Oakwood High School
1.7 km · Rotherham

2026

2.1applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Wickersley School and Sports College
3.3 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Thrybergh Academy
3.5 km · Rotherham

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.3applications per place 34.6Attainment 8
Brinsworth Academy
4.3 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Wingfield Academy
4.8 km · Rotherham

2026

1.5applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Rawmarsh Community School
5.0 km · Rotherham

2026

1.1applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Winterhill School
5.1 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 41.8Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138329 · 372/4800
Trust: St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 730 pupils · 818 on roll
Free school meals: 23.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: St Bernard's Catholic High School, Specialist School for the Arts and Applied Learning (URN 106963)
Address: Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 3BE
Local authority: Rotherham

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