About the school
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School is a co-educational Roman Catholic grammar school located on Langley Road in Slough, Berkshire. It is the only co-educational Catholic grammar school in the country and operates in line with its motto, Dieu Mon Abri (‘God is my shelter’), placing faith and care for each individual at the heart of school life.
St Bernard’s was founded in 1897, when Aldin House was bought by the Bernardine nuns, and became co-educational in 1989. The school now educates over 800 pupils aged 11 to 18 and has a distinguished tradition of academic excellence, with results placing it among the top-performing schools nationally.
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School is a member of the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools and uses the shared Slough Consortium 11 plus entrance test, provided by GL Assessment, to determine eligibility for Year 7 entry, alongside its faith-based oversubscription criteria.
School type
Co-Educational Catholic Grammar
Exam date
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Exam board
Slough Consortium (GL Assessment)
Address
1 Langley Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7AF
Age range
11–18 (Years 7–13)
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Admissions information
The St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School entrance test is administered through the Slough Consortium of Grammar Schools, with faith-based admissions criteria applied alongside it. Here is everything you need to know about the admissions process and exam structure.
The Slough Consortium consists of four grammar schools in Slough – Herschel Grammar School, Langley Grammar School, St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School and Upton Court Grammar School – that share a single 11 plus entrance examination. St Bernard’s uses the Slough Consortium test results to determine eligibility for a place. The test is provided by GL Assessment and all questions are multiple-choice.
The Slough Consortium 11 plus consists of two papers, each lasting around one hour, sat on the same day with a short break in between. The papers cover Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics. Answers are recorded on a separate answer sheet and marked using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).
Registration is completed online through the Slough Consortium portal. For the 2026 examination, registration opens on Friday, 1st May 2026 and closes on Friday, 5th June 2026. One registration covers all four consortium schools. As St Bernard’s is a Catholic school, parents wishing to be considered under the faith-based criteria should also complete the school’s Supplementary Information Form by the published deadline.
Results are made available online in mid-October 2026, before the Common Application Form deadline of 31st October 2026. A standardised score of 111 or above means a child is eligible for consideration for a grammar school place, placing them in approximately the top 35% of the cohort. School allocations are confirmed on National Offer Day in March 2027.
Key admissions details
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School has a Published Admission Number of 150 places for Year 7 each year.
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School does not operate a formally defined geographic catchment area. Entry is based first on reaching the eligibility score in the Slough Consortium 11 plus, after which places are allocated using faith-based oversubscription criteria. Priority is given in order to looked-after children, then practising and baptised Catholic children, followed by baptised or dedicated children of other Christian churches, children of other faiths attending a Catholic primary school within St Peter’s Pastoral Area, and other applicants. Where a tie-break is needed, proximity to the school is used.
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St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School was founded in 1897, when Aldin House was acquired by the Bernardine nuns. It became co-educational in 1989 and now educates over 800 pupils across Years 7 to 13. It is the only co-educational Catholic grammar school in the country.
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School has a Published Admission Number of 150 places for Year 7 each year. Demand for places is high and the school is regularly oversubscribed, making thorough Slough Consortium 11 plus preparation essential.
St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School uses the Slough Consortium 11 plus, provided by GL Assessment, for Year 7 entry. The test consists of two papers of around one hour each, covering Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and Mathematics in multiple-choice format, sat in September of Year 6.
St Bernard’s welcomes children from all faiths and none, but as a Catholic school it applies faith-based oversubscription criteria. After looked-after children, priority is given to practising and baptised Catholic children, then to children of other Christian churches and other faiths, so families wishing to be considered under these criteria should complete the Supplementary Information Form.
Registration for the 2026 Slough Consortium 11 plus opens on Friday 1st May 2026 and closes on Friday 5th June 2026. Registration is completed online through the Slough Consortium portal and one registration covers all four consortium schools.
Yes. St Bernard’s offers an extensive enrichment programme spanning artistic, sporting and other activities, alongside a strong emphasis on spiritual life, charitable work and community partnerships that support pupils’ personal and moral development.
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