St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Slough

From the headteacher's welcome: "Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions any parent has to undertake. I believe that St Bernard's provides the correct blend of academic challenge, spiritual development and enrichment that allows for the development of each child in our care."

In 2026, pupils at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 74.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.3 in Slough and 47 across England.

99% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Slough and 47% in England.

That is down from 77.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.93: pupils made well above 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 72.5, against 74.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 178 families put St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School as their first choice and 1024 named it as one of their preferences, for 150 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 110 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Slough's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Slough has 4 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School are Upton Court Grammar School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.3); Ditton Park Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); The Langley Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.4); and Langley Grammar School (1 mile, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 78).

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 1% to a further education college.

Of the 171 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 82% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 5% into work. 41% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 30.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (49%), Mixed (18%) and White British (10%).

In 2026, 39 pupils (3.3%) received SEN support and 3 (0.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Slough Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Bernards School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 487 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Slough (290), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School issued 8 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), Ryvers School (0.6 miles), Castleview Primary School (0.7 miles) and Willow Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.