St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 10 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Unique reference
114546
Address
Preston Road, Withdean, BN1 6UT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
211 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
27%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.3%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.5%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 13.7%
Other Asian 4.7%
Indian 3.8%
Irish 2.4%
African 2.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsWell above average4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
23
9
14
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
32
15
17
Year 4
32
17
15
Year 5
32
16
16
Year 6
32
15
17
Year 2023-2024