Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Walsingham Way, St Albans, AL2 1NL
Website: http://www.stbernadette.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727822489
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sandra Lavelle-Murphy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117489

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School
Walsingham Way , London Colney AL2 1NL 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bowmansgreen Primary School
Telford Road , London Colney AL2 1PH 		3out of 4 322 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
Alexander Road , London Colney AL2 1JG 		3out of 4 935 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Clore Shalom School
Hugo Gryn Way , WD7 9BL 		2out of 4 1,991 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue , AL1 5QP 		3out of 4 3,064 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR 		3out of 4 2,514 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radlett Lodge School
Harper Lane , WD7 9HW 		- not rated 2,379 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Manor Lodge School
Rectory Lane , Ridge Hill WD7 9BG 		- not rated 3,270 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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