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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Clifton Road, Kenton, Harrow HA3 9NS · st-bernadettes.co.uk · 020 8204 8902
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Harrow 72%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 94% of 478 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 58.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- All Saints' Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 94% 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 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 83 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Harrow it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102229)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 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 | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 163
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (11%) with SEND