Baylis Court School
Academy converter · sixth form · 921 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7
Voluntary aided school
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,178of 894 places
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 158
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 7 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 124 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School in 2023, 94% stayed on in St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School’s own sixth form (Slough average 57%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 179 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Slough 46%, England 37%), and 47% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 77.3 against 46.1 across England and 53.1 in Slough, with 98% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 49% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Slough and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 124 | 2,372 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 94% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 179 | 3,011 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 46% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 47% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 8% | 26% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 77.3 | 53.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 58% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 97% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.35 | 4.80 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 4% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 66.5 | 40.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 77.7 | 56.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 48% | 48% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 159 | 100% | 88% | 82% | 22% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 100% | 31% | 76% | 32% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 158 | 100% | 23% | 70% | 47% | 99% |
| Physics | 158 | 100% | 23% | 69% | 46% | 99% |
| Biology | 158 | 100% | 23% | 73% | 45% | 99% |
| English Language | 158 | 100% | 89% | 80% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 158 | 100% | 86% | 69% | 21% | 99% |
| Business Studies | 125 | 79% | 18% | 75% | 20% | 98% |
| Geography | 101 | 64% | 41% | 69% | 25% | 98% |
| History | 80 | 51% | 41% | 85% | 26% | 100% |
| Statistics | 78 | 49% | 5% | 87% | 20% | 100% |
| French | 75 | 47% | 18% | 49% | 29% | 84% |
| Computer Science | 61 | 39% | 13% | 66% | 30% | 97% |
| Spanish | 47 | 30% | 19% | 43% | 27% | 87% |
| Japanese | 30 | 19% | 0% | 63% | 53% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 16% | 7% | 27% | 24% | 92% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 13% | 8% | 85% | 21% | 100% |
| Latin | 16 | 10% | 1% | 50% | 74% | 88% |
| Design and Technology | 13 | 8% | 11% | 77% | 23% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 11 | 7% | 11% | 73% | 24% | 100% |
| Drama | 10 | 6% | 7% | 90% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 10 | 6% | 5% | 90% | 33% | 100% |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Slough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 340 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 165 | 1,794 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.01 | 34.49 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 97 | 59% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 61 | 37% | 17% |
| Biology | 50 | 30% | 20% |
| Psychology | 48 | 29% | 23% |
| Economics | 45 | 27% | 13% |
| Physics | 37 | 22% | 12% |
| English Literature | 27 | 16% | 11% |
| History | 25 | 15% | 13% |
| Sociology | 21 | 13% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 8% | 5% |
| Further Mathematics | 13 | 8% | 5% |
| Geography | 13 | 8% | 10% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 5% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 4% | 4% |
| Physical Education | 6 | 4% | 3% |
| Portuguese | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Urdu | — | — | 0% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Ancient History | — | — | 0% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Civilisation | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Classical Greek | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Classical Civilisation | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Classical Greek | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.