St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
DN16 2LW
Composite score
65.6

School overview

St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 339 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 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 among the top 17% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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#2,508
National rank
#237
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#8
In North Lincolnshire
Top 17%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 339 % FSM ever-6 22.8% % EAL 33.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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