Primary
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 220 of 218 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.0
- Pupils per adult
- 11.1
- Pupils
- 211
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
66%
10 points above the Brighton average (56% across 34 schools)
108.0
2.4 above the Brighton average (105.6 across 34 schools)
24th of 34 by our score, among the primary schools in Brighton we can score - 38 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 66% |
| Working at a higher standard | 6% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 74% |
| 23/24 | 69% |
| 24/25 | 66% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Brighton and Hove admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Claire Smith
- Address
- Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
- Telephone
- 01273553813