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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 May 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, URN 119691
- 17 October 2011Graded inspection: Good · as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, URN 119691
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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 entry60 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2025 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.7
- 2024 2.7; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.8; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 2.6; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 3.1; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 3.3; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Blackpool median
Dashed bars: as St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 119691), 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 | 29 | 60 | 2.1 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | 50 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 * | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 * | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 17 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 * | 31 | 90 | 2.9 | 42 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 68 | 2.4 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 97 | 3.3 | 34 | 1.17 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.1applications per place
- 0.3 km · BlackpoolRemains Good20223.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Blackpool20262.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · BlackpoolRemains Good · concerns noted20231.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Blackpool20261.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BlackpoolStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · BlackpoolGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · BlackpoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151273 · 890/3812
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 184 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2025
- Replaced
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (URN 119691)
- Address
- Devonshire Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0AJ
- Local authority
- Blackpool
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources