Welcome from the Headteacher
As Headteacher of St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, it is a real privilege to welcome you to our school website. St. Bernard’s is truly a special place where we celebrate cultural diversity, children from different faiths and backgrounds come together to be 'one family, following Christ, learning together, making a difference.' We are a community family with around 420 children on roll; we take enormous pride in knowing all of our children very well and are fully committed to ensuring that each child is offered the finest start to their education in a warm, caring and loving environment.
Every child is welcomed and valued as a unique member of God's family and values taught through the Gospels are central to what we do in St Bernard’s. We have extremely high expectations and all our staff are committed to providing stimulating, exciting learning environments in which our children thrive.
We aim to provide a rich, diverse curriculum that develops our children morally, socially as well as academically. Children leave St. Bernard’s as aspirational, responsible young people ready to make positive contributions to the wider communities in which they live.
We are proud of the partnership that we have between home, school and parish to provide the very best education that we can for the children in our care. We have excellent relationships with our current parents and are keen to build on existing links to further benefit the education of the children in our family.
I speak for all of our staff when I say that it truly is an honour to serve the community of St. Bernard’s and look forward to working alongside you during the years of your child's primary education here. I would like to thank you in advance for all of your support, generosity and hard work that you bring to our family and hope you enjoy your visit to our website.
God bless,
Mr. P Foley
Latest School Events
- Friday 10th July 2026 - School reports to go out10Jul2026
- Monday 13th July 2026 - Year 6 leavers assembly @ 1:3013Jul2026
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
- Wednesday 15th July 2026 - Whole school mass year 6 leavers15Jul2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
- 1.30pm FINISH - Friday 17th July 2026 - School breaks up for the summer17Jul2026
- Saint James, Apostle Feast25Jul2026
- The Transfiguration of the Lord Feast06Aug2026
- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity16Aug2026
- Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Feast24Aug2026
- The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast08Sep2026
Latest News
- The NEW St. Bernard's school term starts FOR CHILDREN on THURSDAY 3rd September 2026. Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd September are staff training days for important safeguarding updates, the new RE curriculum, & health/safety.
- It will be FAREWELL to our WONDERFUL Year 6 children...they move to pastures new soon! We hope they enjoy their LEAVING PARTY EVENT later! Thank you to 'The Shires' for hosting this special event - thank you to all concerned for organising it.
- Help us to help your child...FINAL DAY, when school breaks up - FRIDAY 17th JULY 2026.
- Just a polite reminder about the EARLY 'OPTIONAL' PICK UP ARRANGEMENTS...for today, 10th July 2026. It's your choice - early pick up option (1.15pm)
- The 'science celebration' trip scheduled for tomorrow, Friday 10th July, has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.