St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School, Bristol

In 2026, pupils at St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.3, against 45.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 171 families put St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School as their first choice and 405 named it as one of their preferences, for 141 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 39 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School are Oasis Academy John Williams (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Oasis Academy Brislington (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); Oasis Academy Daventry Road (1.3 miles); and Bridge Learning Campus (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.4).

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (89%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (71%).

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Black (10%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Bedminster Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitecross Avenue (n-bound), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 256 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

In 2024/25, St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School issued 235 suspensions, 31.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School are St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (under 0.1 miles), E-ACT Perry Court Academy (0.4 miles), Oasis Academy New Oak (0.5 miles) and Woodlands Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.