SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 138016
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 116.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority North Lincolnshire
Trust OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 327 305 full-time · 22 part-time
Female pupils 151 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 176 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.5%
8.3 pts below England
School 16.5%
North Lincolnshire 29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.7%
16.4 pts above England
School 36.7%
North Lincolnshire 14.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
North Lincolnshire 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.7%
182
Any other White background
19.3%
63
Any other Asian background
7.6%
25
African
4.6%
15
Pakistani
4.0%
13
Indian
3.1%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.2% 66 of 327 pupils
0.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.2%
North Lincolnshire 21.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.7% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Specific learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Vision impairment 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
North Lincolnshire 63.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
North Lincolnshire 75.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
North Lincolnshire 72.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
North Lincolnshire 74.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.25%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.96 pts lower than England
School 5.25%
North Lincolnshire 5.72%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.41 pts lower than England
School 12.41%
North Lincolnshire 14.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.30 pts lower than England
School 1.50%
North Lincolnshire 1.40%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

116.8% 28.6 pts above England
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
116.8%
North Lincolnshire
83.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information