St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4HT · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 119273
Moorside Primary School
Community school · Lancaster · LA1 4HT
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
570
Local authority
Lancashire
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Lancaster, Lancashire, 570 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4SE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Community school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 4BS · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 3BT · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 3ES · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Community school · Primary
Lancaster · LA1 1LD · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
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Lancaster · LA1 3LE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
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Ages 4–11
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 119273
Location
- Address
- Bowerham Road, Newlands
- Postcode
- LA1 4HT
- Town
- Lancaster
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 570
- Boys / girls
- 305 / 265
- School capacity
- 630
- Capacity fill
- 570 / 630 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- FSM pupils
- 58
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Roger Shone
- Telephone
- 0152466516
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — School remains Good (Report)