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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough GU14 8LS · st-bernadettes.hants.sch.uk · 01252 548123
On the mapSearch near GU14 8LS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 94% of 218 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 43.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% 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 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 66
- 30% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (20%) with SEND