St Bernard's Catholic High School

St Bernard's Catholic High School
Address
Rating Lane Barrow-in-Furness , Cumbria , LA13 9LE England
Coordinates	54°07′46″N 3°12′01″W / 54.12958°N 3.20020°W / 54.12958; -3.20020
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Laborare est orare (To work is to pray)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Local authority	Westmorland and Furness
Trust	Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	148702 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Vacant
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	835
Houses	Badano, Kolbe, Romero
Website	https://www.stbernardsschool.uk/

St Bernard's Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Furness, and is situated on Rating Lane in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.^[1]

It was established in 1979, when the introduction of comprehensive education in the town resulted in a merger between the former St. Aloysius School (1953) and the Girls' Convent School (otherwise known as 'Our Lady's School', which had been operated by the nuns from Croslands Convent since 1929). It was officially established as a 'Specialist Science' School in 2006. The head teacher was Mr Eugene Tumelty who had been there for thirty years. He retired at the end of the 2010-2011 School Year. Mr Tumelty received the Benemerenti Medal for his religious teachings in the school. The headteacher is currently Mrs J Whittham.

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Cumbria County Council, in September 2021 St Bernard's Catholic High School converted to academy status. It is now sponsored by the Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust,^[2] and continues to be under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster.