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EnglandNorth WestLancasterLA1 4HTSt Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Primary

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Primary

Lancaster · Lancaster · LA1 4HT www.st-bernadettes.org.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+6pp
93%83%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
28%
-2pp
33%24%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
34%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
52%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 4HT
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2579%28%93%52%83%34%97%41%97%83%109.0108.0110.017%206
2023/2473%30%83%50%87%37%83%47%93%80%110.0109.0110.017%207
2022/2379%14%90%38%86%38%86%41%97%83%107.0107.0107.0+2.30+3.80+2.9017%211
2018/1988%30%97%42%91%48%100%42%94%100%109.0110.0113.0+1.90+1.40+2.4010%210
2017/1893%33%97%60%97%40%97%57%93%97%111.0111.0114.0+3.00+1.40+3.707%214
2016/1789%30%93%63%93%41%100%70%89%96%112.0112.0116.0+2.90+0.60+4.608%208

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
2024/2520625.817%21%11%4%4%
2023/2420734.317%18%10%4%9%
2022/2321126.317%18%10%4%9%
2021/2221126.311%17%9%4%5%
2020/2121429.18%15%6%
2018/1921026.310%12%9%3%5%
2017/1821424.97%14%6%3%2%
2016/1720826.08%14%8%3%3%

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