Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
116391URN

Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 8LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

58 applications for 30 places · 154th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Hampshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.1

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

This school
Hampshire 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	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	60	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2024	29	43	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2023	27	47	1.7	22	0.81
Sep 2022	26	48	1.9	22	0.85
Sep 2021	19	41	2.2	18	0.95
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2019	33	58	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2018	40	67	1.7	39	0.98
Sep 2017	45	86	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2016	60	94	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2015	45	85	1.9	41	0.91
Sep 2014	45	81	1.8	40	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 53% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%250th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	3%	105	100
2023/24	62%	0%	108	103
2022/23	64%	6%	106	104

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

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cherrywood Community Primary School
0.4 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
The Sixth Form College Farnborough
0.7 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected
Manor Junior School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

52%met the SATs standard
Manor Infant School
0.9 km · Hampshire

2026

2.3applications per place
Grange Community Junior School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

72%met the SATs standard
Cove Junior School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

54%met the SATs standard
Cove Infant School
1.1 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116391 · 850/3553
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 8LS
Local authority: Hampshire · Rushmoor

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