St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

School overview

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a primary school serving Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 215 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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.