St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Stockport

In its own words: "St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School aims to provide a caring environment for all pupils and staff, where all are recognised as children of God."

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 87% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School are St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 66% maths); Westmorland Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 79% maths); St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); and Arden Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 65% maths).

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

54.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 19 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 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.

The nearest railway station is Brinnington Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Road (near), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School are Reddish Vale High School (1.1 miles), Werneth School (1.5 miles) and Harrytown Catholic High School (1.6 miles).