School profile

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Wolverhampton, WV5 8DZ

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Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages4 to 11
Pupils100
GenderMixed
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Head teacherMr Alex Turner
TrustST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityStaffordshire
Opened01 Nov 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147426.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils100
Girls55
Boys45
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.21%
First language not English4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.20
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size20

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83%
African
5%
Other mixed
4%
White and Black Caribbean
3%
White and Asian
3%
Indian
2%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.5
Teachers (FTE)5.31
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.62
Support staff (FTE)4.43

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.9
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.20
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.9
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.9
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Overall absence6.3%, worse than England, worse than Staffordshire4.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.18.3%, worse than England, worse than Staffordshire10.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Staffordshire0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miSecondaryWombourne High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.3 miPrimaryWestfield Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryBlakeley Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Benedict Biscop CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.1 miPrimaryAll Saints' CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimarySt John's CofE (C) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.8 miPrimaryMaidensbridge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

What is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School made 9 offers from 20 applications (2.2 per offer), and 9 of 9 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has 100 pupils aged 4 to 11.

How big are classes at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?

At St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, the average class had 20 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School missed 6.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 18.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.