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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Wolverhampton

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 4–11

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
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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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Alex Turner
Pupils:100
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01902894787
Address:Lindale Drive, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8DZ
Trust:ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (64 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2025

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.

URN:147426
UKPRN:10086877
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2024/25

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.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+3ppWriting+2pp

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).

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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

Windsor Road (opp)
194m · 3 min walk
Lindale Drive (adj)
246m · 4 min walk
Fire Station (adj)
389m · 6 min walk
Giggetty Lane (adj)
550m · 9 min walk
The Grange (opp)
644m · 10 min walk

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:

Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

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

High pressure
New homes approved:4,090
Projected new pupils:1,023

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

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

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty8
Speech, Language & Communication6
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Specific Learning Difficulty2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
83.0%
Asian
2.0%
Black
5.0%
Mixed
10.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.0%
English as Additional Language4.0%

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 2025
2024/25

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

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised2.2%
Persistent (10%+)17.2%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.1%
18/19
2.8%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
6.5%
23/24
5.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

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)

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