St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great joy I welcome you to our school, where we strive each day to live out our motto "Doing our best for God." At St Bernadette's we are proud to be part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, working together to provide a faith-filled, high-quality education for every child in our care."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, running, STEM, art and homework club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.00 per session.

St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 119691), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 60 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 Westcliff Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 88% maths); Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 62% maths); Moor Park Primary School (0.6 miles, 66% reading, 61% maths); and Kincraig Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths).

St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is one of 20 schools run by The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 2 (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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Norbreck (Blackpool Tramway), about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montgomery High School (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 185 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Blackpool (336).

In 2024/25, St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 10.9 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 Montgomery Academy (0.1 miles), Unity Academy Blackpool (1.3 miles), Blackpool Aspire Academy (1.6 miles) and Millfield School (1.8 miles).