St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 140896
- Address
- Sherbourne Road, CH65 5EW
- Website
- www.stbernardsrc.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 215 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 76.7%
Other White 9.3%
African 5.1%
Indian 2.3%
Mixed 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 13
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 17 6 11 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 1 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 12 15 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 3 | 23 14 9 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 23 8 15 |
| Year 6 | 23 12 11 |