St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.2 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 41 Brighton and Hove primary schools.
- 29 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “St Bernadette’s friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture is evident from the moment you arrive.”
- “The school’s ethos and its behaviour expectations provide a firm framework for pupils’ academic and personal development.”
- “Pupils' happy, excited chatter fills the corridors at the start of the school day, as they hang up their coats and make their way sensibly to their classrooms.”
To improve
- “However, there are variations in aspects of pupils' handwriting and spelling and in their recall of multiplication facts which hamper their fluency in writing and mathematics over time.”
- “However, staff have not ensured that a small proportion of pupils who struggle to manage their behaviour act as responsibly as they should.”
- “For instance, they have identified that aspects of spelling, handwriting and multiplication tables are not taught as consistently or effectively as other areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 66% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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 Brighton and Hove.
- Balfour Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanford Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Downs Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Downs Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Patcham Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westdene Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published