St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Preston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bernard's is a warm, welcoming school where children feel truly valued and develop strong friendships. The school excels at supporting all pupils, particularly those who need extra help, with effective systems for identifying needs and providing targeted support. Pupils develop excellent attitudes to learning and show genuine kindness and respect for one another.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and effective systems
- Excellent behaviour and attendance, particularly for disadvantaged pupils
- Warm, inclusive atmosphere where pupils show respect and kindness to one another
- Well-structured personal development programme with opportunities for leadership roles
- Generally positive outcomes in mathematics and wider curriculum subjects like science and history
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent progress in reading, writing and spelling skills - gaps not closing quickly enough
- Variable quality of teaching checks and feedback means pupils repeat errors over time
- Early years education is inconsistent with weak classroom practice and variable phonics delivery
- Some curriculum delivery remains inconsistent across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Play leaders, librarians, school leadership roles
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School is a caring community where pupils feel valued and safe, though achievement in reading, writing and spelling needs improvement across several year groups.
At a Glance
19.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 68%. Maths has remained stable at around 87%. Writing has improved from 73% to 81%.
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
9
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
226 pupils
226 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Preston
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.19459%
Overall absence
6.38298%
Persistent absence
188
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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