Academy converter · Bury

St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
339Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150560URN

Abingdon Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2020 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

69 applications for 42 places · 37th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 February 2020Ofsted'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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bury median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 1.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield (URN 105347), 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	42	69	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2025	45	71	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2024 *	38	61	1.6	35	0.92
Sep 2023 *	45	76	1.7	46	1.02
Sep 2022 *	43	88	2.1	42	0.98
Sep 2021 *	32	70	2.2	31	0.97
Sep 2020 *	45	100	2.2	54	1.20
Sep 2019 *	45	91	2.0	47	1.04
Sep 2018 *	45	112	2.5	51	1.13
Sep 2017 *	44	110	2.5	58	1.32
Sep 2016 *	45	102	2.3	50	1.11
Sep 2015 *	44	135	3.1	74	1.68
Sep 2014 *	49	120	2.5	71	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%8th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	2%	107	107
2023/24	73%	2%	106	105
2022/23	81%	9%	108	106

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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2020

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
0.4 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
0.5 km · Bury

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Unsworth Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hollins Grundy Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150560 · 351/3341
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 339 on roll
Free school meals: 4.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield (URN 105347)
Address: Abingdon Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8PT
Local authority: Bury

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