St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Sherbourne Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Le Feuvre
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 140896
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513552047
About this school
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 31 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 48% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 61% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 52% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 61% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery 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 | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School compares
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School ranked 65th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 37.5% | 209 | — |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.7% | 44% | 277 | 0.3 miles |
| The Oaks Community Primary School | 39% | 7.7% | 51.8% | 172 | 0.3 miles |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 4.6% | 30.1% | 256 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitby Heath Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School | 41% | 5.7% | 27% | 197 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.5%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 14.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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The Oaks Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Whitby Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School ranks 8th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School teach?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is Mrs Julie Le Feuvre, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery 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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School full?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 209 on roll (87%), 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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 61% 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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School ranked 65th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery 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 1 July 2026.