St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school located in Preston. 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 12/09/2012. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Victoria Park Avenue, Preston

School Information

Address: Victoria Park Avenue, Preston, PR2 1RP
Website: www.st-bernards.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772728153
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mia Barlow
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Victoria Park Avenue , Lea PR2 1RP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lea Community Primary School
Greavestown Lane , Lea PR2 1PD 		3out of 4 600 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashton Primary School
Ainsdale Drive , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1TU 		3out of 4 1,005 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School
Lea Road , PR4 0RA 		3out of 4 1,935 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darkinson Lane , Lea Town PR4 0RJ 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive , Ashton PR2 1SL 		3out of 4 1,374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE 		2out of 4 2,688 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Cross Primary School
Elswick Road , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1NT 		4out of 4 887 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Pioneer TEC
Wallend Road , PR2 2HW 		- not rated 1,080 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ 		- not rated 2,865 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU 		- not rated 2,865 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ 		- not rated 2,979 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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