St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
BN1 6UT
Composite score
49.9

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 217 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#7,303
National rank
#1088
In South East
#12
In Brighton and Hove
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 217 % FSM ever-6 10.6% % EAL 26.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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