Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy, St Albans
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in St Albans, part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 32 schools in St Albans with published results, and 749th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy are Bowmansgreen Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 64% maths); London Colney Primary & Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Clore Shalom School (1.1 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); and Windermere Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 70% maths).
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Bowmansgreen Primary SchoolLondon Colney Primary & Nursery SchoolClore Shalom SchoolWindermere Primary School
The trust
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is one of 14 schools run by All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Mixed (11%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 8 (3.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Staffing
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Park Street Railway Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walsingham Way (opposite), 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School (URN 117489), it was rated Good in October 2018.
At a Glance
10.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy.
- Twilights wraparound careAt the school · Not yet graded
- Jousters At Bowmansgreen290m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
193 pupils
210 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Albans
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Albans
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
13.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
206
Total Pupils
105
Boys
101
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
13.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,527
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,354
Per pupil
£1144k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
169
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 97% did so in maths.
What is Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School (URN 117489), it was rated Good in October 2018.
What is the catchment area for Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Classes at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy has around 206 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Twilights wraparound care (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy?
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is at Walsingham Way, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 1NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)