St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

Voluntary aided secondary school in Bristol, England

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

Address

Fossedale Avenue Bristol, BS14 9LS England
Coordinates	51°24′57″N 2°33′45″W / 51.415846°N 2.562422°W / 51.415846; -2.562422
Information
Type	Voluntary aided secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1958
Local authority	Bristol City Council
Department for Education URN	109331 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Ed Walker
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	735
Capacity	750
Publication	The Bernard
Website	http://www.stberns.bristol.sch.uk/

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is a coeducational Catholic, voluntary aided secondary school in Whitchurch, a suburb in the south of Bristol, England. It is located next to St Bernadette Catholic Primary School and the local parish church.

History

St Berns, as the school is colloquially known, was founded in 1958 and named after Saint Bernadette. It was the second new Catholic school established in Bristol after World War II. In 2009-10 it underwent renovation through the "Building Schools for the Future" programme.

Academic achievement

St. Bernadette's is a specialist school for maths and ICT.

The school has improved its results between the period 2008 to 2011 and achieved its best ever GCSE scores in 2011, the table below shows the percentage of students hitting the key measure of 5 A*-C including English and Mathematics.

2008	2009	2010	2011
45%	50%	37%	60%

Notable former pupils

Dawn Bowden, Welsh Labour politician and Member of the Welsh Assembly for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Claudia Fragapane, Olympic Gymnast
Tommy Doherty, footballer
Neil Palmer, Writer
Bobby Hodges, Irish Dancer lead of Riverdance

References

"Bristol secondary school to mark 50 years". thisisbristol.co.uk. 12 June 2009.
"Thousands of Bristol children settle in new classrooms at older Bristol schools". thisisbristol.co.uk. 9 September 2010.
http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=109331 St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

External links

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Schools All Hallows Preparatory School All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Downside School Prior Park College St Augustine's Catholic College St Bede's Catholic College St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School St Brendan's Sixth Form College St Edward's School, Cheltenham Saint Gregory's Catholic College St Joseph's Catholic College St Joseph's Catholic School, Laverstock St Peter's High School, Gloucester
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Churches

Clifton Cathedral – Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Patronal Feasts of the Diocese

Saints Peter and Paul (29 June)
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)

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