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St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entry. It is a mixed-gender school with no interview stage as part of the admissions process. Entry depends on reaching an eligibility score in the Slough Consortium 11+, and places are allocated by faith-based criteria rather than a catchment area.
If you want a school where faith and kindness sit alongside high expectations, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar in Slough is worth knowing. It takes children aged 11 to 18, around 1,100 of them, and its story runs a long way back. In 1897 a group of Bernardine Cistercian Sisters arrived from France and settled at Aldin House, a building that had once been a prep school for Eton College. Day girls were first admitted in 1904, and for most of its life this was a girls' grammar. Boys joined from 1989, and the Sisters withdrew in 2006, when the school took its present name.
The Catholic faith sits quietly at the centre of everything here. The school talks about an ethos drawn from the Bernardine traditions of prayer, service and a genuinely friendly atmosphere, where each child is valued and the Christian values of compassion, forgiveness and love shape how children are treated day to day. Faith is woven through the ordinary business of the school rather than kept to one side, and academic ambition and a child's personal and spiritual growth are taken equally seriously.
St Bernard's suits a hard-working child from a Catholic family who will respond to a place where being kind matters as much as working hard. It is led by headteacher Mr Paul Kassapian. Families looking at it for a daughter should know that, although it started as a girls' school, it has been fully co-educational since 1989, so a son or daughter would find a place where they are known, expected to do their best, and looked after while they do.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
secretary@st-bernards.slough.sch.uk
Admissions phone
0175 352 7020
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
11+ Examination
English
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Spelling
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School have a catchment area?
No. Entry depends on reaching the eligibility score in the Slough Consortium 11+, and places are allocated by faith-based criteria that give priority to practising Catholic children rather than by where a family lives. Pupils come from across Slough and a wide surrounding area.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 77.3 across their GCSEs. 98.1% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 75.3% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B average grade per A-Level entry. 32.3% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School use for the 11+?
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School interview as part of the 11+ process?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School.
Is St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School co-educational or single-sex?
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School is a mixed-gender school, admitting both boys and girls for 11+ entry.
What is the official website for St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School?
The official website for St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School is https://www.st-bernards.slough.sch.uk/.
Does St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School have a catchment area for 11+ entry?
No, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School does not have a catchment area. Entry depends on reaching an eligibility score in the Slough Consortium 11+.
How are places allocated at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School for 11+ entry?
Places are allocated based on reaching an eligibility score in the Slough Consortium 11+. Priority is given to practising Catholic children through faith-based criteria.
Location
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