St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 December 2022. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 61.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 43.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- For Reception in 2026, the school had 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 21% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results for 2024/25 were the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Burnage Lane, Manchester, M19 1DR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 December 2022
Strengths
- “St Bernard’s RC Primary School is a caring, inclusive and supportive place where all pupils can learn.”
- “Pupils feel safe and enjoy learning with their friends.”
- “Pupils feel well looked after and cared for here.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teachers do not check what pupils have remembered as effectively.”
- “This means that teachers are not always certain that pupils’ learning is fully secure before moving on to new learning.”
- “In those few subjects, teachers do not routinely revisit key knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 21% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Green End Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ladybarn Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mauldeth Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Acacias Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alma Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published