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St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

Slough · Mixed (co-educational) · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 110084)

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Overview

Address
1 Langley Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7AF
Status
Open
Admits
Mixed (co-educational)
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,178
Capacity
894
Eligible for free school meals
3.7%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Voluntary aided school
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Trust
Not yet available
Local authority
Slough

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (catholiceducation.org.uk), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy
Selective (grammar school)
Selection in this area
Fully selective area28% of Year 7 places offered in Slough for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
Entrance test
Not yet available
Qualifying score
Not yet available
Catchment area
Not yet available
Children from outside the catchment
Not yet available

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 1,024 applicants named this school (178 as their first choice) for 150 places. 124 of 150 offers went to children living outside Slough.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Slough
Sept 20261501,0241781.2124
Sept 20251501,0231811.2143
Sept 20241509641531.0139
Sept 20231508491280.9138
Sept 20221417381310.9127
Show all 13 years
Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Slough
Sept 20211401,0882281.6122
Sept 20201446911411.0119
Sept 20191347641711.3108
Sept 20181217211611.391
Sept 20171177301721.595
Sept 20161188212051.7107
Sept 20151206891761.591
Sept 20141158142081.887

"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Slough" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.

Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

Key dates for September 2027 entry

Test registration (Slough Consortium)
1 May 2026 to 5 June 2026
Test date
19 September 2026Registration 10am 1 May to 10am 5 June (official St Bernard's page). Test Saturday 19 Sep (one table says 10 Sep, conflicts). Results mid-October (one table 9 Oct, unconfirmed). Schools: Herschel, Langley, St Bernard's, Upton Court.
Results sent to families
Not yet available
Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
National offer day
1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
Open days
Not yet available
School opened (current registration)
Not yet available

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: st-bernards.slough.sch.uk/2913/year-7-admissions-2027-entry, st-bernards.slough.sch.uk/3033/year-7-admissions-2028-entry, cognito.org.

Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).

Guide to the Slough Consortium and its schools · How applying works

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (st-bernards.slough.sch.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Ofsted inspection

Inspected on 7 November 2023: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Inspection history (6)
  • 7 November 2023: School inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 29 September 2011: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 21 April 2010: Curriculum and development visit · report
  • 10 December 2008: Full inspection, Good · report
  • 23 November 2005: Full inspection, Good · report
  • 29 January 2001: Full inspection · report

Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026

Exam results

GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)

GCSE results compared with national averages
MeasureThis schoolSelective schools in EnglandAll state schools in England
Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90).74.672.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths98.7%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths61.8%57.7%14.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths99.4%98.3%64.8%
Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.–––

Attainment 8 over time: 76.7 (2023/24) → 77.3 (2024/25) → 74.6 (2025/26).

157 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.

Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

How to get there

Postcode
SL3 7AF
Map location
51.50611, -0.57375
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Telephone
01753527020

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

School website
www.st-bernards.slough.sch.uk
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 110084) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026