St Bernard's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · BRISTOL, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Bernard's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in BRISTOL, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

St Bernard'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 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%); 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
26.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Station Road, Shirehampton, BRISTOL, BS11 9TU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 201 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025

Strengths

“This is a warm and welcoming school.”
“Pupils are happy and feel a strong sense of belonging.”
“They are kind and show care towards each other.”

To improve

“In some other curriculum subjects, pupils have fewer opportunities to apply what they have learned.”
“This prevents pupils from reaching a deeper understanding in these subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 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)	70%	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: 23 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 23 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 Bristol, City of.

Shirehampton Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Nova Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Long Cross 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published