St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. 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 26/04/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6UT
Website: http://www.stberns.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Telephone: 01273553813
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Smith
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114546

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 3,068 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Withdean BN1 6UT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NE
2out of 4 873 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Infant School
Highcroft Villas , BN1 5PS
4out of 4 1,059 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Junior School
Stanford Road , BN1 5PR
3out of 4 1,334 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6NB
3out of 4 1,401 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 603 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 1,108 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 1,311 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB
3out of 4 1,957 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 2,347 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 803 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 1,535 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 972 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 1,193 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 1,222 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 1,801 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Downs View Life Skills College
7 Old London Road , Patcham BN1 8XR
- not rated 1,845 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.