St Bernard's Catholic High School, Rotherham

Coordinates: 53°30′33″N 1°03′55″W / 53.5093°N 1.0654°W / 53.5093; -1.0654
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St Bernard's Catholic High School
Roman Catholic
Established1961
Local authorityRotherham MBC
Department for Education URN138329 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherKate Crawford
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment715
Houses4
Colour(s)Blue, yellow, green, red.
Websitehttps://www.sbch.org.uk/

St Bernard's Catholic High School is a

Catholic secondary school with academy status in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Its official opening date was 26 October 1961 at 3 pm. The school motto is "I have come so that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). The school prayer is the Memorare of Saint Bernard
. The school was originally a 'Specialist School for the Arts', but now it has a specialism in 'Applied Learning' too. St. Bernard's allows students to study various qualifications, such as GCSEs, BTECs and Functional Skills, with most qualifications being equivalent to Level 2.

Ofsted inspections

Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone four full inspections:

Date of inspection Outcome
29 April – ?? May 1996 ???
6–8 February 2001 Very good[1][2]
8–9 November 2006 Good[3]
10–11 November 2011 Outstanding[4]

Headteachers

  • Mr James Joseph O'Connor 1961 – August 1985 (Born Dublin, 21 June 1920; Died Doncaster, 20 December 2012)
  • Mr C. J. Giblin 1985 – 1997
  • Mrs Eunice Newton 1997 – 2004
  • Mr David Butler 2004 – 2014
  • Mr Terry Mahon 2014 – 2017
  • Mrs Siobhan Kent April 2017 – December 2022
  • Mrs Kate Crawford January 2023 – October 2023
  • Mr Finn O'Connor October 2023 – Present

References

  1. ^ "INSPECTION REPORT 6th February 2001 – 8th February 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Inspections 2000–2005". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Inspection Report 8–9 November 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Inspection report 10–11 November 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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