Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school St Albans, Hertfordshire·AL2 1NL
Composite score
69.1
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#1,885
National rank
#195
In East of England
#70
In Hertfordshire
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
28 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 30 places

Every child who put Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
212
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,654
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy at a glance

Located in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 212 pupils aged 4 to 11. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. There are about 19.5 pupils per teacher. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy 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 above.

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