St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in 4 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sherbourne Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5EW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Bernard’s is a place where pupils are happy and excited about learning.”
- “Staff foster warm and positive relationships with pupils.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and well supported.”
To improve
- “However, there are times in few subjects, when the information gained from these checks is not used as effectively as it could be to address gaps in what pupils know.”
- “This makes it harder for some pupils to learn new material.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (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) | 61% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 17 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 Cheshire West and Chester.
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitby Heath Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westminster Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published