St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary in Bristol, Bristol, City of | Ofsted & DfE

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityBristol, City of

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Bristol, City of

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

47%

-10pp

69%58%47%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

RWM higher standard

0pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

19%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

261

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

14%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Gladstone Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9LP

Local authority

Bristol, City of

Website

http://www.st-bernadette-pri.bristol.sch.uk/

Telephone

01173772373

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	47%	0%	88%	31%	50%	0%	78%	9%	100%	72%	106.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	21%	261
2023/24	57%	0%	89%	36%	57%	0%	86%	21%	96%	79%	109.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	246
2022/23	69%	3%	90%	41%	69%	3%	90%	21%	79%	66%	109.0	106.0	104.0	+2.40	-1.40	+1.20	21%	240
2018/19	60%	13%	77%	23%	67%	13%	80%	23%	77%	77%	105.0	106.0	107.0	-2.00	-2.00	-1.40	21%	204
2017/18	67%	10%	87%	37%	80%	20%	70%	17%	80%	93%	106.0	103.0	107.0	+0.10	-0.80	-2.10	16%	203
2016/17	80%	17%	90%	40%	87%	17%	87%	33%	87%	90%	109.0	106.0	108.0	+1.60	+0.30	+0.80	20%	208

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	261	33.5	21%	11%	14%	5%	16%
2023/24	246	25.1	17%	15%	11%	5%	11%
2022/23	240	27.2	21%	15%	11%	6%	14%
2021/22	249	30.8	20%	16%	11%	7%	20%
2020/21	237	24.2	19%	19%	9%	—	—
2018/19	204	25.5	21%	28%	11%	4%	7%
2017/18	203	22.6	16%	26%	10%	4%	6%
2016/17	208	26.0	20%	25%	10%	4%	6%