students or parents who were opposed to the plans. Claire Gill On 28 June 2006 Claire Gill, a student at St Bernards hanged herself in a school cubicle after writing a suicide note. Police said bullying was not involved and did not treat the death as suspicious. Traditions GA The most known tradition of the school is Guardian Angels. On this day, the males exchange ties with the females and a majority of the day are special events. Some of these events include: football matches between staff and students, netball match between staff and students and the most notable: the assembly ran by the Sixth Form. The day is entirely planned by students -to give thanks for all their hard work- and staff are provided free food and other services. Forms There are about 1000 pupils, with five form groups in each year group; A, B, R, S and W (W being introduced towards the end of 2019 to support the growing number of students). The letters correspond to the founder of the house (e.g. Citeaux, founded by Robert XXX, becomes R, and you get 7R, 8R, 9R etc.) Years 12 and 13 are organised into roughly six forms apiece, though this can vary from year to year. Each form is named after the various monastic houses of the founding Bernadine Sisters. For example, 12Br and 13Br are dedicated to the Brownshill Monastery in Stroud, Gloucestershire; 12Mi and 13Mi are dedicated to the Mikkabi Monastery in Inasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Notable students Headteachers Dame Marie Hilda Mother Dorothy Sr Mary Anthony (1969 – 1982) Sr Mary Stephen (1983 – 1998) John McAteer MA (1998 – 2013) Michael Stimpson (2013 – 2017) Paul Kassapian (2017–present) References External links The Bernardine Community History of St Bernard's School Grammar schools in Slough Voluntary aided schools in England Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Northampton Educational institutions established in 1897 1897 establishments in England