Primary school

St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bristol
  • BS14 9LP
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 40%40%2016/17: top 14%14% · 2016/172017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · South West 62%2/10 Well below South West−20.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West−65.4 pts
Reading score106 · South West 1056/10 Middle
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West−48.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 30 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 80% · 30 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 69% · 29 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 57% · 28 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 47% · 32 pupils · South West 62%80%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 17% · 30 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 32 pupils · South West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 109 · 29 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 109 · 28 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 32 pupils · South West 105109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 32 pupils · South West 104106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in73.2%
30 of 41 who put it first2014 · 88.0%2026 · 73.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4130
2nd130
3rd170

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026268
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.6%
First language not English10.7%
SEN support20.3%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils16.4%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

107.2% full · 250 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.1
Pupils per adult17.1
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 0

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 15.2 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,071
Spend per pupil£6,296
Staff spend per pupil£4,679
Reserve per pupil£181
  • +£47,011revenue reserve
  • −£58,415in-year balance

Grants £5,915 · self-generated £166 · premises £543 per pupil