St Bernard's School
Wood Lane, Louth, LN11 8RS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Harkness
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 142309
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507603776
About this school
St Bernard's School is a special academy in Louth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 115 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bernard's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.55%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.25%
- Persistent absence
- 44.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwich House School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Louth
-
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe10.5 miles
Free Schools · Mablethorpe
-
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Louth
-
Louth Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Louth
Other schools in Louth
- East Wold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy Primary
- Fulstow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grainthorpe Junior School Primary
- Grimoldby Primary School Primary
- Kidgate Academy Primary
- Lacey Gardens Junior Academy Primary
- Lift Utterby Primary
- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Somercotes CofE Primary School Primary
- Scamblesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England School, Louth Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bernard's School teach?
- St Bernard's School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Louth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bernard's School?
- The headteacher of St Bernard's School is Mrs Helen Harkness, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Bernard's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bernard's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Bernard's School?
- St Bernard's School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is St Bernard's School full?
- St Bernard's School has capacity for 110 pupils and 115 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Bernard's School a faith school?
- No. St Bernard's School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs St Bernard's School?
- St Bernard's School is part of INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Bernard's School have?
- The schools register lists St Bernard's School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is St Bernard's School's absence rate?
- St Bernard's School's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bernard's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bernard's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.