Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary 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	Not published
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Of its pupils, 10.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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

Key facts

Address: Walsingham Way, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1NL
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 206 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.3

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)	83%	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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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 Hertfordshire.

Bowmansgreen Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
London Colney Primary & Nursery School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Clore Shalom School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Windermere Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cunningham Hill Infant School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Cunningham Hill Junior School 1.9 mi Outstanding
Camp Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published