St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 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
217 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
26.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.6%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African5.1%
Indian5.1%
Other White12.9%
Mixed15.3%
White British53%
Other Asian
4.6%
Irish
1.8%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
0.9%
Unclassified
0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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

AreaPercentage
School
66%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
6%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
36
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
29
12
17
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
32
16
16
Year 4
32
16
16
Year 5
32
16
16
Year 6
32
15
17
Year 2024-2025