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St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

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

personMrs Julie Le Feuvre

corporate_fareHOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onEllesmere Port, CH65 5EW

language Visit Website phone 1513552047

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Ellesmere Port, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is an academy converter in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #53 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #7,615 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing70% LA 70%

Maths78% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.4

0.4 to 5.1

2.4

Write

LA 0.1

0.1 to 4.6

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.5 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.2

-0.3 to 4.2

2.2

Write

LA -0.7

0.2 to 4.3

2.2

Maths

LA -0.4

0.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 73%

Maths85% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.2 to 2.2

-0.4

Write

LA -1.1

-3 to 2.2

0.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-02-25

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-11-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-02-21

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 215 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)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	239	2	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	235	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	188	3	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	2	1.1%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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