SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142558
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 478 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Harrow
Trust ALL SAINTS' TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 448 445 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 241 53.8% of pupils
Male pupils 207 46.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.9%
15.9 pts below England
School 8.9%
Harrow 18.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

58.7%
38.4 pts above England
School 58.7%
Harrow 58.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Harrow 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
41.3%
185
White British
17.4%
78
Indian
9.6%
43
Any other Asian background
8.3%
37
Irish
5.6%
25
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
21
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 14.3% 64 of 448 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
Harrow 15.9%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 44
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 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

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Harrow 69.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Harrow 78.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

94.0%

23.7 pts above England

School 94.0%
Harrow 75.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
Harrow 81.1%
London 77.7%
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

3.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.44 pts lower than England
School 3.78%
Harrow 5.84%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.01%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.80 pts lower than England
School 5.01%
Harrow 15.57%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Harrow 1.36%
London 1.67%
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

93.7% 5.5 pts above England
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
93.7%
Harrow
90.7%
London
85.9%
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