# St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School — Bristol, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 12 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Fossedale Avenue, Whitchurch
- **Phone:** 1764861664
- **Website:** https://www.stberns.bristol.sch.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bristol/st-bernadette-catholic-secondary-school-3779

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Nov 2018
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2018

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Don't go to this school: Do not go to this school. Over 90% of my year are bullies. I've reported this to my head of year and she did not know what to do at all. She asked *me* what to do. She probably dumped my case away but she's at least being nicer tho. Some of the food is mouldy. If you're in maths set 5 or 6,you'd be doing too easy topics like fractions. And the school system is stupid. If you're late even 1 second to class,you're getting straight isolation. You could get detention/red cards for minor things. They… *(Apr 2025)*
- **1/5** — SCHOOL IS SO HORRIBLE!!!!: When I was chosen to be in this school, I thought it was actually gonna be nice! Then.. I realised that it was so bad! I experienced so many bullies in my life! Some of the teachers are so rude and mean I bet they scream at you! For example, a teacher who gives out warnings for NO REASON!!!! My science teacher is absolutely rude than devils! But my tutor and music teacher are so sweet! They would make me go to this school! Anyway, when I was at my primary school, I had to go see the stupid ruder… *(Dec 2024)*
- **5/5** — Great School: Great School. I would recommend *(May 2024)*
- **1/5** — Receptionists are not Nurses: Receptionists are not qualified doctors. If you haven't got a nurse on hand to look after a child dont voice your opinion of how I'll they are or what they need. You are a " receptionist" please accept the responsibilities that come with your statements as its you who will be responsìble if a child becomes very ill from taking in your opinion of telling them they shouldn"t ask for help. A 15 year old knows full well what they need....so youve Overstepped the mark a bit. *(Sep 2023)*
- **1/5** — Very bad school: Very disappointed with students' and staffs' behaviour. My son told me he got bullied and people told him to go back to his country. He had no friends just because of where he was from and the teachers didn't do anything. After that he kept on begging me to move schools. *(Aug 2023)*
- **1/5** — Don’t go here: I would give this school a zero if I could. Yes, I had good memories, but I wholly believe that’s based on the friends I made by myself. The SEN department was useless and I witnessed multiple bullying incidents happening with nothing being done once reported. Do not send your child here!! Every student is forced to partake in mass, no matter their religion. *(Sep 2022)*
- **3/5** — Its okay: Its eh. Had some problems but its a okay school *(Jul 2021)*
- **1/5** — Bollocks: Absolutely shit school , bullied throughout my whole time there school does nothing schools to busy having go about your uniform ,hair colour , piercings then worrying about you learning honestly load of bollocks *(Jun 2021)*
- **1/5** — shit school: they dont care about the pupils *(Apr 2021)*
- **1/5** — St berns review: The ready to learn system is wrong!! 2 warnings and your out that could be being late and forgetting your pen and you get sent isolation for the full day plus a hour after school , which in my opinion I think is disgusting . Not letting them speak , has to look straight ahead can’t even smile to someone without getting warnings which leads to getting excluded and will have to repeat the whole day again the next day. I highly believe this is so damaging to are children’s mental health being isola… *(Jan 2021)*

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