St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Brighton and HoveVoluntary aided school

Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT

Headteacher: Mrs Claire SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 217 (capacity: 218)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
66.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 81%·Maths 72%All three 66%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
29of 36 (80.6%)
How many applied in total?
93

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
31.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
109 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 84% (2018/19), currently 66%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1678.0%6.0%+4.1+1.6+2.3
2016/1778.0%16.0%+5.0-1.2+3.2
2017/1881.0%16.0%+4.0+1.1+1.7
2018/1984.0%22.0%+2.5+0.7+1.3
2022/2374.0%0.0%+1.7-1.6+4.1
2023/2469.0%3.0%---
2024/2566.0%6.0%---
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