Academy converter · Middlesbrough

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142369URN

Cookgate, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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 Middlesbrough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Middlesbrough

56 applications for 30 places · 16th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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 Middlesbrough median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.5
2017 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Middlesbrough median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Middlesbrough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Middlesbrough median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Middlesbrough median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Middlesbrough median

Dashed bars: as St Bernadette's RC Primary School (URN 111705), the previous school.

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	56	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2025	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2024	20	51	2.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	25	50	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2022	25	60	2.4	25	1.00
Sep 2021	29	51	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2020	25	50	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2019	31	63	2.0	32	1.03
Sep 2018	28	54	1.9	30	1.07
Sep 2017	29	57	2.0	31	1.07
Sep 2016	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	23	48	2.1	20	0.87
Sep 2014 *	29	57	2.0	29	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 64% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%30th of 40 in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Middlesbrough 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Middlesbrough 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Middlesbrough 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Middlesbrough 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Middlesbrough 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Middlesbrough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Middlesbrough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	4%	104	103
2023/24	93%	17%	108	106
2022/23	59%	17%	108	103

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 57%met the SATs standard
The Avenue Primary School
0.1 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chandlers Ridge Academy
0.5 km · Middlesbrough

2026

2.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lingfield Primary School
1.0 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Captain Cook Primary School
1.2 km · Middlesbrough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Nunthorpe Primary Academy
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Middlesbrough

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Marton Manor Primary School
2.0 km · Middlesbrough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ormesby Primary School
2.2 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142369 · 806/3362
Trust: Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2015
Replaced: St Bernadette's RC Primary School (URN 111705)
Address: Cookgate, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PZ
Local authority: Middlesbrough

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