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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Bowerham Road, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster LA1 4HT · st-bernadettes.org.uk · 0152463934
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 83
- 40% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (12%) with SEND