St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Clifton Road, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David O'Farrell
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 478
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 142558
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082048902
About this school
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 56 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 84% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 86% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School compares
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.8% | 10.1% | 448 | — |
| Glebe Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 566 | 0.3 miles |
| Kenmore Park Junior School | 60% | 4.5% | 29.7% | 321 | 0.5 miles |
| Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 15.9% | 278 | 0.5 miles |
| Uxendon Manor Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 10.9% | 673 | 0.5 miles |
| Sinai Jewish Primary School | 86% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 658 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.1%
- English as an additional language
- 57.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 5.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glebe Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Kenmore Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Uxendon Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Sinai Jewish Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranks 4th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough 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 Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is Mr David O'Farrell, 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 448 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 478 pupils and 448 on roll (94%), 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 Archdiocese of Westminster.
- 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.
- Is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is part of ALL SAINTS' TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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 78% in 2022/23 and 85% 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 Harrow?
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% 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 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below 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 2 July 2026.