St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Wolverhampton
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wolverhampton, part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Mr. Alex Turner, and I am proud to be the Principal of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School. Our school is a happy, vibrant school with children from a range of cultures and backgrounds. St Bernadette’s is a village school which has capacity for 120 children. Our children start in Nursery with an intake of 15."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and multi-sports.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124372), 69% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School are Westfield Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 86% reading, 75% maths); Blakeley Heath Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 93% maths); St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and All Saints' CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths).
Westfield Primary SchoolBlakeley Heath Primary SchoolSt Benedict Biscop CofE Primary SchoolAll Saints' CofE Primary School
The trust
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 64 schools in St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Who goes there
4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (10%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 20 pupils (20%) received SEN support and 1 (1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Windsor Road (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 124372), it was rated Good in January 2015.
At a Glance
21.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
20.0
Avg class size
13.5
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124372). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
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 Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 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.
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Your chances of a place at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
100 pupils
105 places
5 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
20
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
21.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
100
Total Pupils
45
Boys
55
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
12.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,435
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124372). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.6%
Overall absence
17.2%
Persistent absence
93
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124372), 69% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 124372), it was rated Good in January 2015.
What is the catchment area for St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School average 20 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has around 100 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 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.
How many road collisions happen near St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 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 Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is at Lindale Drive, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV5 8DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)