St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School, Ellesmere Port

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, judo, dance, drama, choir and photography.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School are Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 91% maths); The Oaks Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 44% reading, 50% maths); Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 81% maths); and Whitby Heath Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 72% maths).

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is one of 9 schools run by Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 6 (2.9%) 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.

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Ellesmere Port Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Doune Court (cnr), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 272 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School are Ellesmere Port Church of England College (0.8 miles); Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (1 mile); and The Whitby High School (1.1 miles).