St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester, Manchester
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 caring community where children feel safe and supported. The school has made impressive improvements in reading and behaviour, with highly trained staff who use clear explanations and model learning well. Children benefit from numerous trips and sporting opportunities that help them see the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with confident teaching of phonics and careful grouping of pupils by their learning needs
- Well-designed curriculum rooted in the national curriculum with clear building blocks of knowledge
- Effective safeguarding with a strong culture of vigilance and proactive work with external agencies
- Excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning, with pupils striving to meet high standards set by leaders
- Significant investment in sport and enrichment activities that build pupils' wider awareness and confidence
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, teachers do not check thoroughly what pupils have remembered before moving to new content
- Pupils struggle to remember content learned over time due to insufficient revisiting of key knowledge
- Need to introduce more robust systems to help pupils retain and build on their prior learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders creating a strong culture of vigilance where all staff are alert to signs of abuse and work closely with external agencies to protect pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
School trips to Imperial War Museum and Central Library Manchester, lunchtime sporting coaches, football stadium visits, enrichment activities, school clubs
St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester is a good school that continues to provide a caring, inclusive and supportive environment where all pupils, including those with SEND, can thrive and achieve.
At a Glance
61.7%
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 53% to 46%. Maths has declined from 43% to 36%. Writing has declined from 53% to 46%.
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
154 pupils
210 capacity
56 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Manchester
Places available
7,395
Applications
5,691
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Manchester (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.02701%
Overall absence
32.14286%
Persistent absence
168
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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