St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Victoria Park Avenue, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RP

Local ranking390th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

226

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston (URN 119449) since 1 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 68.0%
Writing (Expected): 81.0%
Maths (Expected): 87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 84.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 234
Boys: 115 (51%)
Girls: 111 (49%)
Capacity: 226 (100% full)
SEND: 15.8%
FSM Eligible: 18.1%
EAL: 11.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.8%
SEN Support: 15.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 22.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.2
Budget per Pupil: £6,241/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 6.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 84.1%
White Other: 5.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
Asian Other: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 1.3%
Asian Indian: 1.3%
Asian Pakistani: 1.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%

84.1%

White British

5.2%

White Other

2.6%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772728153

head@st-bernards.lancs.sch.uk

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Victoria Park Avenue

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149312
UKPRN: 10091149
Establishment No.: 3352
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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