Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School
Walsingham Way, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1NL
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Sandra Lavelle-Murphy / Jodie Reilly
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 117489
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Albans. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - |
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 Saint Bernadette 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 12.8% | 221 | — |
| Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy | 83% | 5.2% | 13.3% | 206 | 0.0 miles |
| Bowmansgreen Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 22.4% | 315 | 0.2 miles |
| London Colney Primary & Nursery School | 85% | 6.5% | 28.4% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| Clore Shalom School | 68% | 4% | 2.1% | 186 | 1.1 miles |
| Windermere Primary School | 48% | 7.8% | 35.4% | 134 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.8%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Bowmansgreen Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
London Colney Primary & Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Clore Shalom School1.1 miles
Primary · Shenley
-
Windermere Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · St. Albans
Other schools in St Albans
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School teach?
- Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in St Albans.
- Has Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School had 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Bernadette 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 9 July 2024.