The Oaks Community Primary SchoolSt Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ellesmere Port.

Summary of the comparison

The Oaks Community Primary School and St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School are primary schools in Ellesmere Port.

  • The Oaks Community Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Oaks Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement and St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 39.0% for The Oaks Community Primary School and 61.0% for St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Oaks Community Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School (54.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Oaks Community Primary School versus St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ellesmere PortThe Oaks Community Primary SchoolEllesmere PortSt Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking97th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester 50th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 215
Capacity210 240
LocationEllesmere Port, CH65 9EX Ellesmere Port, CH65 5EW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard39.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 215
Free school meals (ever 6)51.8% 37.5%
English as an additional language14.3% 17.7%
SEN support27.4% 14.9%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.5% 14.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Oaks Community Primary School

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

Full profiles: The Oaks Community Primary School · St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School