What did Ofsted's latest inspection of St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School find?

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in March 2025 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Good, in February 2020.

How many pupils attend St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School has 209 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School take?

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

How do I apply to St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?

St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School have a religious character?

Yes — St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?

When St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children; 2. Catholic children who are resident in the former parish of St Bernard’s — Catholic children who are resident in the former parish of St Bernard’s, within the Parish of Our Lady, Star of the Sea and St Bernard of Clairvaux for whom St Bernard’s is the nearest Catholic school; 3. Catholic children from other Parishes, and 2 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 69.9% of pupils at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children.
2Catholic children who are resident in the former parish of St Bernard’s — Catholic children who are resident in the former parish of St Bernard’s, within the Parish of Our Lady, Star of the Sea and St Bernard of Clairvaux for whom St Bernard’s is the nearest Catholic school.
3Catholic children from other Parishes.
4Any other children — Any other children. Within each of the categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made after children in (1) above. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 15 January 2027 North West Academies Trust Acresfield Primary School 1 Children who are looked after or are previously looked after child 2 Children who have a sibling who attends the Academy at the date of admission 3 Children of staU of the Academy who have been employed for two or more years at the time of the application or are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. To qualify under this criterion, the staU member must be a ‘direct employee’. This includes any member of staU (teaching or non-teaching) with two years continuous employment with the school or seasonal employment totalling two years. StaU contracted in to provide services to the school do not count as ‘direct employees’. For the purposes of this criterion, ‘children of staU’ is taken to include a son, daughter or stepson/daughter, or child who is adopted or fostered or for whom a special guardianship…
5Other children — Other children, with priority for admission given to those whose home address is the shortest distance from the Academy.

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Section 3 (admission arrangements) of Cheshire West and Chester Council's "Applying for a Primary School place" booklet for September 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.