St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bernard's creates a warm, caring environment where children feel safe and look forward to school each day. The school provides excellent teaching in reading and mathematics with strong progress for all pupils including those with additional needs. The school enriches learning through a wide range of activities including music lessons, sports clubs, and drama opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Strong sense of respect and support with pupils from different backgrounds working together harmoniously
- Good-quality teaching enables all pupils to achieve well, with particularly strong progress in reading and mathematics at key stage 2
- Leadership team carries out regular checks on teaching quality and provides effective support to staff
- Good progress in early years and effective phonics teaching with above-average results in Year 1 reading check
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities including music lessons, sports clubs, and drama activities
Areas for Improvement
- Further work needed to raise achievement of boys, particularly in early years where adults do not always intervene quickly enough
- Tasks in history and geography are too easy and do not develop pupils' skills well enough
- Leaders do not monitor progress in history and geography as carefully as other subjects
- Attendance of disadvantaged pupils remains below average
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with well-established procedures, regular staff training, thorough vetting of staff, and strong internet safety promotion through newsletters and school activities.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instrument lessons (Years 4-5), sports clubs and activities at lunchtime and after school, girls football team, drama workshops, theatre workshops, life caravan visit, paramedic training
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has maintained educational quality since 2012. The school has created an inclusive culture where pupils from different backgrounds work together harmoniously and achieve well.
At a Glance
37.7%
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 86%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
27.2
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
13
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
393 pupils
420 capacity
27 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,570
Applications
12,541
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.33774%
Overall absence
13.15068%
Persistent absence
365
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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