Voluntary aided school · Birmingham

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
559Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
103460URN

Hobmoor Road, Yardley, St Bernadettes, Birmingham, B25 8QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

113 applications for 53 places · 216th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 January 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Birmingham median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

113 applications · 53 places offered · 50 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 1.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	113	2.1	50	0.94
Sep 2025	70	129	1.8	69	0.99
Sep 2024	55	120	2.2	55	1.00
Sep 2023	60	131	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2022	72	151	2.1	71	0.99
Sep 2021	66	161	2.4	64	0.97
Sep 2020	69	169	2.5	67	0.97
Sep 2019	75	177	2.4	75	1.00
Sep 2018	75	186	2.5	70	0.93
Sep 2017	87	209	2.4	82	0.94
Sep 2016	90	186	2.1	84	0.93
Sep 2015	89	199	2.2	91	1.02
Sep 2014	86	166	1.9	81	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 63% · Maths 79% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%183rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	11%	105	105
2023/24	65%	12%	104	105
2022/23	63%	11%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Hobmoor
0.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Redhill Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Blakesley Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Yardley Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Green Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Alston Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103460 · 330/3372
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 630 pupils · 559 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hobmoor Road, Yardley, St Bernadettes, Birmingham, B25 8QL
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources