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
Address
Map
Herringthorpe Valley Road

, ,
S65 3BE

England
Coordinates53°30′33″N 1°03′55″W / 53.5093°N 1.0654°W / 53.5093; -1.0654
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto'I have come so that they may have life, and have it to the full' (John 10:10)
Religious affiliation(s)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 coeducational 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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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