Ofsted: Good emoji_events #59 in Lambeth public Top 89% UK

St Bernadette Catholic Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Ewa Ostrynska

location_onLondon, SW12 0AB

language Visit Website phone 2086732061

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

187

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Expected Standard

38%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Bernadette Catholic Junior School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bernadette Catholic Junior School is a voluntary aided school in London, Lambeth, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 115 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #59 of 63 primaries in Lambeth and #12,678 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 43.2%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 67%

Reading74% LA 79%

Writing67% LA 75%

Maths51% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading71% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.6

-4.5 to -1.1

-0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-2.4 to 0.8

-2.9

Maths

LA 0.7

-4.5 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading75% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 1.7

-2.0 to 1.3

-1.5

Write

LA 1.3

-3.1 to 0.0

0.1

Maths

LA 1.6

-1.4 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%

Reading75% LA 78%

Writing82% LA 81%

Maths87% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 1.1

-2.4 to 0.8

-0.1

Write

LA 1.5

-1.6 to 1.4

0.3

Maths

LA 1.3

-1.2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

25 April 2023

Inspection Report

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16 January 2018

Inspection Report

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12 September 2013

Inspection Report

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06 February 2012

Inspection Report

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11 June 2009

Inspection Report

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28 June 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-01-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-06

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 115 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	140	5	3.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	181	1	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	187	2	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	190	2	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	3	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils