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St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bury
  • M45 8PT
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,772 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 52%2017/18: top 19%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 9%9% · 2022/232023/24: top 25%2024/25: top 26%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM74% · North West 63%8/10 Above+43.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West−55.1 pts
Reading score107 · North West 1057/10 Above+14.3 pts
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above+34.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 80% · 44 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 61% · 44 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 81% · 43 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 73% · 44 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 74% · 42 pupils · North West 63%81%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 44 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 44 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 43 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 44 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 42 pupils · North West 6%14%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 43 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 44 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 42 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 42 pupils · North West 105107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
42 of 42 who put it first2014 · 62.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4242
2nd240
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2020

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2020Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026339
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.3%
First language not English8.7%
SEN support7.2%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils5.0%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

107.6% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 11.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 14.6 FTE · Whole workforce 29.9 · 53 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,180
Spend per pupil£5,979
Staff spend per pupil£4,796
Reserve per pupil£338
  • +£113,000revenue reserve
  • +£67,000in-year balance

Grants £5,581 · self-generated £599 · premises £332 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (22 academies) · trust reserve £1,895,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it