St Bernard's High School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18GirlsRoman CatholicSixth form

Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS

Headteacher · Mrs Helen Barnes

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 7 October 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,001Capacity 1,030

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 22 March 2023

TrustSt Bernard's High School

Free school meals16.5%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

143 of the 184 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered175

Applications474

First choice184

First-choice offers143

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).