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GL ENGLISH PAPER 1

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GL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

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MATHS PAPER 1

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VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

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About the School

 

Address — St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School, 1 Langley Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7AF

County — Berkshire

Type of school — Mixed, Roman Catholic grammar school

Cost — Free

Pupils in school — 900+

Places available in year 7 —  150+

Average applicants per place — 5 or more

In recent years, there have been 800+ applications for just 150+ spaces.

Catchment area —  Entry to the school is based firstly on the scores gained in the entrance test. Children must achieve the minimum score to be considered eligible.

Where qualifying applications for admission exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

  1. Children in care or who have been in care.

  2. Practising Baptised Catholic children with a Priest’s reference

  3. Other Baptised Catholic children.

  4. Baptised or Dedicated Children of other Christian Churches with a religious leader’s reference. 

  5. Baptised or Dedicated Children of other Christian Churches

  6. Children from Other Faiths who attend a Slough Catholic Primary School within St Peter’s Pastoral Area, (Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary School, St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School and St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School) and live in Slough with a permanent home address. 

  7. Children from Other Faiths who attend a Slough Primary School within St Peter’s Pastoral Area Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary School, St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School and St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School. 

  8. Children of other faiths with a religious leader’s reference. 

  9. Children of other faiths.

  10. Any other children.

School Summary

St. Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School is a co-educational, Catholic grammar school; it is the only one in the country. The school was founded in 1897 and promotes a Roman Catholic lifestyle. Four out of five students at the school are Roman Catholic.

The school specialises in English, history and religious studies. It received the Artsmark Silver in 2010 and a Fair Trade status in 2011. 

In recent years, the school has achieved outstanding GCSE results, including 99% of students achieving a grade 5 in English and Mathematics. These results put the school in the top 1% of the country.

Find the most recent Ofsted reports here.

Compare this school’s performance with other local schools here.

Exam Information

Exam style — GL Assessment for The Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools.

Exam types:

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • Mathematics/Numerical Reasoning

  • English

Pass mark —  A standardised score of 111 is the minimum score required to be eligible for consideration for admissions.

Other exam information — Both exams will cover a combination of all topics and consist of multiple choice style questions. Both papers include verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, English and maths.

Upton Court Grammar School uses the same 11+ Entrance Test as the other grammar schools in the Slough Consortium (Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School). If you are applying to multiple schools in this category, your child only needs to take the tests once.

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