St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Brighton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bernadette's excels at creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where every child feels they belong and can thrive. The school has developed an excellent phonics programme that gives children strong early reading skills, and a comprehensive personal development curriculum that teaches pupils important life skills alongside their academics. Parents appreciate the school's warm community atmosphere, skilled and welcoming staff, and the broad range of clubs and activities that ensure all pupils can participate fully in school life.
Key Strengths
- Highly inclusive environment with excellent support for pupils with special educational needs, disadvantaged pupils, and those learning English as an additional language
- Strong phonics programme resulting in Year 1 phonics check results consistently above the national average
- Comprehensive personal development and wellbeing programme that prepares pupils well for life in Britain
- Excellent attendance rates consistently above the national average with low persistent absenteeism
- Well-designed broad curriculum that promotes love of learning across all subjects
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in teaching of spelling, handwriting and multiplication tables, which affects pupils' fluency in writing and mathematics
- A small proportion of pupils who struggle to manage their behaviour could act more responsibly
- Variations in attainment across different areas mean some pupils do not achieve the highest standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, all legal requirements are fulfilled, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Extensive range of clubs and activities (specific clubs not named in report)
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive primary school where pupils achieve well and are securely prepared for their future learning. The school has a strong focus on personal development, wellbeing, and reading, with a calm and nurturing community ethos.
At a Glance
12.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 72%. Writing has declined from 88% to 81%.
Class Sizes
31.0
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
32.0
KS2
7
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
220 pupils
218 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Brighton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Brighton
Admissions Demand - Brighton and Hove
Places available
2,430
Applications
1,965
Got 1st preference
91.2%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Brighton and Hove (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5413%
Overall absence
6.87831%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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