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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR2 1RPSt Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary

St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR2 1RP www.st-bernards.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
234
cap. 226
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2017

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterCatholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
58%
-5pp
63%61%58%
'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
234
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Victoria Park Avenue, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RP
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
2024/2558%0%68%32%81%0%87%32%84%84%104.0106.0107.016%234
2023/2463%7%73%27%73%7%90%37%83%80%105.0107.0108.015%235

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
2024/2523422.816%12%18%4%6%
2023/2423524.815%11%19%5%10%
2022/2323910%12%21%5%10%

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