St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Foliage Road, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms S Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 106116
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614304601
About this school
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 61% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School compares
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranked 50th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.8% | 51.6% | 212 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington | 44% | 8.9% | 65.2% | 363 | 0.2 miles |
| Westmorland Primary School | 61% | 5.5% | 62.7% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 22% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
| Arden Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 32.8% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 312 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 July 2024
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.56%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington0.2 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Westmorland Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Arden Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vernon Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranks 42nd of the 63 ranked primary schools in Stockport.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is Ms S Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 238 pupils and 212 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranked 50th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.