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St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Manchester

Burnage Lane, Manchester, M19 1DR

Website 01614327635

34

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

90.0%

32.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

154

Capacity used

Has space

73%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

41

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference90● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)120● 0%
Total411537%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Claire Breeze
Address
Burnage Lane, Manchester, M19 1DR
Phone
01614327635
Local authority
Manchester
Ward / constituency
Burnage · Gorton and Denton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105541

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals62%——
English as additional language29%——
SEN support10%——
50% boys (77)50% girls (77)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

154 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    08 December 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 168 pupils

Attendance

90.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

32.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

6.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

18%
20/21
35%
21/22
30%
22/23
21%
23/24
32%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths34%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard21%
-41% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard46%
-29% vs England
Higher standard14%
-19% vs England
Average score100
-6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard46%
-26% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard36%
-38% vs England
Higher standard4%
-22% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard4%
-26% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019282023342024212025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)21%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Manchester council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.