St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 38 of the 56 other Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 4.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury is 22.3%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Abingdon Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8PT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 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 Bury.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunny Bank Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Unsworth Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published