Parishes
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School — Bristol was established by the Diocese of Clifton primarily to provide education for the Catholic community in the following designated parishes.
St Bernadette, Whitchurch
01275 833 699
Rev Matt Anscombe
St Pius X, Hartcliffe and Withywood
0117 964 6922
Rev. Michael Healy
Christ the King, Filwood Broadway
0117 966 4843
Rev. Michael Derrick D'Mello
St Patrick, Redfield
0117 955 7662
Rev. Gregory Grant
St Joseph, Fishponds
0117 983 3912
Rev. Paul Viettikkattu
St Gerard Majella, Knowle
0117 983 3924
Rev. George Henwood
Sacred Heart, Chew Magna
0117 9646922
Rev. Michael Healy
Holy Cross, Bedminster
0117 9833927
Rev. Rupert Allen
St Mary-on-the-Quay, Central Bristol
0117 9264702
Rev. Vinsensius Mbu'i
St Nicholas of Tolentino, Lawford’s Gate
[See Note (i)], Easton:
0117 983 3920
Rev. Richard McKay
Our Lady of Lourdes, Kingswood
0117 949 8742
Rev. Frank Bermingham & Rev James Williams
St Augustine, Downend
0117 983 3939
Rev. Frank Bermingham
(i) Children in St Nicholas of Tolentino Parish are also in the ‘designated area’ for St Bede’s Secondary School.
Parents in these parishes should refer to South Gloucester LEA for their nearest Catholic Secondary School.
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