St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Rushmoor · GU14 8LS

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 205 pupils, 17.6% FSM

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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 8LS – View on map
Phone: 01252548123
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Peter Lynch
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 30 places – 10 for every 10 places. 97% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

205 pupils out of 218 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 36
% eligible for free school meals: 17.6%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Rushmoor average)
English as an additional language: 44% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 32.4% a year (Rushmoor 19.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 12 percentage points below the Rushmoor average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 59% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 53% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 56%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 100
Based on: 32 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRushmoor averageEngland↘ Falling Down 14 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 12 percentage points below the Rushmoor average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 15th of 18 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Cove Junior School54%
#14Manor Junior School52%
#15St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School50%
#16St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School46%
#17Cherrywood Community Primary School44%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School88%
#2Talavera Junior School77%
#3Tower Hill Primary School75%
#4Grange Community Junior School72%
#5Alderwood School70%
=6Park Primary School67%
=6South Farnborough Junior School67%
=8Guillemont Junior School61%
=8Wellington Community Primary School61%
#10St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School58%
=11St Patrick's Catholic Primary School55%
=11The Ferns Primary Academy55%
#13Cove Junior School54%
#14Manor Junior School52%
#15St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School50%
#16St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School46%
#17Cherrywood Community Primary School44%
#18The Cambridge Primary School43%

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4th of 7 primary schools in Rushmoor for Ofsted rating

#2Wellington Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Park Primary SchoolGood
#4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#5St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Wellington Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Park Primary SchoolGood
#4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#5St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#7The Cambridge Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,829 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 8 primary schools in Rushmoor for spending per pupil

#2Park Primary School£8,297
#3Cherrywood Community Primary School£6,857
#4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School£6,829
#5St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,354
#6The Cambridge Primary School£6,243

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Ferns Primary Academy£9,000
#2Park Primary School£8,297
#3Cherrywood Community Primary School£6,857
#4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School£6,829
#5St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,354
#6The Cambridge Primary School£6,243
#7Wellington Community Primary School£6,177
#8Tower Hill Primary School£6,037

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