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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Hobmoor Road, Yardley, St Bernadettes, Birmingham B25 8QL · stberns.co.uk · 0121 783 7232
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 559
- 89% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 32%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 70 | 69 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 71 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 64
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (28%) with SEND