St Bernard's Catholic High School is a

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with academy status in

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. 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" (

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10:10). The school prayer is the Memorare of Saint Bernard. The school was originally a 'Specialist School for the Arts', but now it an academy of 'Applied Learning'. St. Bernard's allows students to study various qualifications, such as GCSEs, BTECs and Functional Skills, with most qualifications being equivalent to Level 2. The subject Religious Education (RE) is a mandatory subject at the school and given the same level of importance as English, Mathematics, and the Sciences.

Ofsted inspections

St Bernard's first recorded

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inspection was in February 2001 with the most recent inspection being February 2024.

Headteachers

* Mr James Joseph O'Connor 1961 – August 1985 * 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 – July 2024 * Mr Andrew Riding September 2024 – Present

References

External links

St Bernard's Catholic High School site

Hallam Diocese

OFSTED page for St. Bernard's
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