St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Sherbourne Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5EW
209 pupils · 87% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 37.3%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 February 2020, published 23 June 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 17 | 35 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 10 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 22 | 41 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 9 | 31 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 21 | 37 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 54 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 59 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 22 | 49 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Oaks Community Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Whitby Heath Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- William Stockton Community Primary School 1.4 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.