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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 142369

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Middlesbrough · TS7 0PZ

Ages 3–11 · 238 pupils · Middlesbrough

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

93%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)93%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill113%

238 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
112 / 126
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
238 / 210 (113%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Middlesbrough
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Brady

Location

Address
Cookgate, Nunthorpe
Postcode
TS7 0PZ
Town
Middlesbrough
Local authority
Middlesbrough
District
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 238 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 10.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Middlesbrough.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS7
11
Primary in TS7
10
Open schools in Middlesbrough LA
65
Primary in Middlesbrough LA
41

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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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM8.4%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.2%
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    • FSM15.3%
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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM14.3%
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    • FSM17.2%
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  • Marton Manor Primary School

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    • KS265%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Ormesby Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM31.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Brady
Telephone
01642310198
Website
https://stbernadettes.npcat.org.uk

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