St. Bernard's Catholic High School

Name

St. Bernard's Catholic High School

Legal name

St Bernard's High School

Website

https://stbernardswestcliff.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic secondary education
• Sixth Form A-Levels
• GCSE programmes
• Faith-based schooling
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southend-on-Sea, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As an academy, St. Bernard's receives government funding based on pupil enrollment. The school is a single academy trust.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Bernard's Catholic High School is a Catholic academy secondary school and Sixth Form provider delivering full-time education to girls aged 11-16 in Years 7-11 and mixed Sixth Form for ages 16-18. It offers a structured curriculum including Key Stage 3, GCSEs, A-Levels and BTECs, alongside Catholic spiritual formation, careers guidance, enrichment activities and pastoral support services. The school operates as a single academy trust with no tuition fees, funded through government per-pupil allocation.

Product overview

St. Bernard's Catholic High School is a secondary school and Sixth Form provider offering a comprehensive educational programme from Years 7 through 13. The school provides a structured curriculum at Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), GCSE qualifications (Years 10-11), and A-Level/BTEC Sixth Form programmes. Core academic offerings include traditional GCSE and A-Level subjects across Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Arts, and Business. The school distinguishes itself through integrated enrichment services including an EPQ qualification, supervised study, a comprehensive careers programme using Unifrog, and extensive extra-curricular activities spanning sports, performing arts, and academic clubs. Catholic values underpin all provision, with spiritual development through religious education, retreats, and liturgical activities. Learning support services, a whole-school literacy strategy with Accelerated Reader, and a 16-19 Bursary Fund support student outcomes. The school operates no public-facing technology products but utilizes various administrative platforms including Edulink, ParentPay, SharePoint, and Go4Schools for operational management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Finding Futures Careers Fair ParticipantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Annual careers fair featuring employers including Basildon University Hospital, IBM, National Grid, RAF, universities, and local employers. Next fair scheduled 22 April 2026, 9:10am to 1:30pm. Contact Mrs L Phillips by 28 February 2026 for participation.
• Russell Group UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong university connections including Birmingham, Edinburgh, Durham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Southampton. Students receive dedicated support for Oxbridge and Russell Group applications through UCAS program and super-curricular activities.
• Duke of Edinburgh's AwardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool offers Duke of Edinburgh's Award as part of extracurricular enrichment activities, providing students with opportunities for personal development through volunteering, physical, and skills challenges.
• Jack Petchey Achievement Award SchememinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable programme recognizing outstanding young people aged 11-25 across London and Essex. School participates in scheme with grants worth up to £6,400 per year. Winners receive certificates, badges, and £300 grants for school projects.
• Gatsby BenchmarkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool's careers program aligned with eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance, regularly evaluated using Compass+. Career programme delivered through five strands including careers in form time, PSHE, curriculum integration, and workplace experiences.
• Super-curricular University ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with university access programs including King's College London's K+ Programme, University of Reading's Reading Scholars, Newcastle University's PARTNER Programme, Sutton Trust, and Social Mobility Foundation. These programs provide university-led workshops and can result in lower entry offers.
• Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE)minorOthersCSSE administers selective test process for grammar school placement. Registration begins in May of Year 5, tests taken in September of Year 6. School accepts selective test registrations for families seeking selective placement.
• Local Employers for Work ExperiencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork experience placements organized with BAE Systems, IBM, Google, and other local employers. Year 10 placements March 2-6 2026, Year 12 placements June 29-July 3 2026. School welcomes employer support for student work placements.
• Brentwood Catholic Children's SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool counsellor Ms Richardson-Shii works four days per week through the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society (BCCS), providing student counselling services on-site.
• Aylesford PrioryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear 7 and Year 9 retreats to Aylesford Priory in Kent provide spiritual development opportunities. Led by Sixth Form liturgy prefects, retreats offer quiet prayer and reflection in monastic gardens.
• Educational Psychology ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal service providing educational psychology support. School works with local authority services, speech and language services, and Visual Impairment/Auditory Service for student support.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School: Catholic secondary school and sixth form in West London with a strong record of Russell Group placements. Comparable on faith identity, academic stretch, and university destination profile, though boys-only.
• La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School: Catholic girls' secondary school and sixth form in South London, also under the Ursuline tradition. Comparable on faith identity, single-sex model, and sixth-form provision.
• Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School: Catholic girls' secondary school with sixth form in Brentwood, Essex, under the same Brentwood Diocese and operating as an academy. It is the closest direct peer given shared faith tradition, single-sex model, governance structure, and overlapping Essex catchment.
• Ursuline High School, Wimbledon: Catholic girls' secondary school with sixth form in South-West London run by the Ursuline order. Highly comparable on faith identity, single-sex intake, and academic outcomes track record.
• St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford: Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Hertfordshire. Comparable on faith-based identity, diocesan governance, and competitive academic outcomes in the South East.
• New Hall School: Catholic independent school in Chelmsford, Essex, offering secondary and sixth-form education with a similar faith-based ethos. Geographically proximate within Essex and competing for aspirational Catholic families.
• Notre Dame High School, Sheffield: Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Sheffield serving a similar faith-based, mixed-ability intake. Comparable on faith identity, diocesan governance, and broad academic/vocational sixth-form mix.

Regional players

• Westcliff High School for Girls: Selective grammar school for girls located in Westcliff-on-Sea, immediately adjacent to St Bernard's. The closest geographic competitor for high-attaining families in the Southend catchment, competing on academic outcomes but not on faith identity.
• Southend High School for Girls: Selective grammar school for girls in Southend-on-Sea. Local competitor for top-attaining applicants within the same local authority catchment, with strong value-added and university placement data.

Broad incumbents

• Bishop's Stortford College: Established independent school in Hertfordshire/Essex border offering secondary and sixth-form provision. Comparable on sixth-form breadth, university preparation, and broad extracurricular offer, though secular and fee-charging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StBernards_HS
• Facebookfacebook.com/StBernardsHS
• Instagraminstagram.com/stbernardshs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-bernard-s-catholic-high-school

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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