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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 66% 66% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
66% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
6% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 69%[4] 3%[4]
2022/23 74%[5] 0%[5]
2018/19 84%[6] 22%[6]
2017/18 81%[7] 16%[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 Jan 2026[8]
Type
S5 Inspection[8]
Report published
1 Mar 2026[8]
Inclusion
Strong standard[8]
Achievement
Expected standard[8]
Safeguarding standards
Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[8]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[8]
Early years (where applicable)
Expected standard[8]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
9 Nov 2021[9] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[9] No overall grade[9]
22 Nov 2016[10] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10] No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
4.7 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
141 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
36 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
30 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 93[11] 36[11] 30[11] 3.1[11]
Entry Sept 2024 90[11] 29[11] 30[11] 3.0[11]
Entry Sept 2023 66[11] 20[11] 21[11] 3.1[11]
Entry Sept 2022 93[11] 38[11] 30[11] 3.1[11]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
218[1]
Local authority
Brighton and Hove[1]
Website
http://www.stberns.brighton-hove.sch.uk[1]
District
Brighton and Hove[12]
Postcode
BN1 6UT[1]
URN
114546[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
217 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language
26.3% 2024/25[13]
SEN support
16.1% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
2.8% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
10.6% 2024/25[13]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.