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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN1 6UTSt Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN1 6UT http://www.stberns.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Pupils
217
cap. 218
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-3pp
84%75%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
22%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
217
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%6%84%38%81%9%72%31%91%72%108.0105.0106.019%217
2023/2469%3%84%38%88%9%69%19%91%78%107.0104.0105.019%211
2022/2374%0%81%42%74%0%87%45%87%81%106.0108.0107.0+1.70-1.60+4.1015%213
2018/1984%22%94%44%91%28%94%44%97%88%109.0108.0108.0+2.50+0.70+1.3021%213
2017/1881%16%94%52%81%29%90%26%90%90%109.0106.0108.0+4.00+1.10+1.7015%217
2016/1778%16%97%50%78%16%94%47%94%97%110.0109.0108.0+5.00-1.20+3.2013%218

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521720.519%26%11%5%7%
2023/2421122.419%27%12%4%9%
2022/2321320.515%30%9%4%8%
2021/2221621.613%31%9%5%13%
2020/2121322.712%26%10%
2018/1921321.721%24%6%3%4%
2017/1821722.615%24%5%2%
2016/1721822.713%22%4%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.