Primary school

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN6 8BD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,770 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 19%19% · 2017/182018/19: top 42%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 65%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM58% · North West 63%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%7/10 Above
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 59% · 22 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 58% · 31 pupils · North West 63%80%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 15% · 20 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 14% · 22 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 31 pupils · North West 6%15%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 20 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
27 of 28 who put it first2014 · 93.1%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2827
2nd192
3rd181

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026191
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.2%
First language not English8.9%
SEN support10.5%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils5.1%

Girls 44.5%Boys 55.5%

91% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 1.4

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,539
Spend per pupil£7,733
Staff spend per pupil£5,116
Reserve per pupil£811
  • +£154,928revenue reserve
  • −£37,066in-year balance

Grants £6,007 · self-generated £1,532 · premises £287 per pupil