We visit the Walsall school aiming to build the confident community leaders of tomorrow - with passion, professionalism and progress

St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a facility where students are taught with passion, professionalism, and an unending amount of community spirit.

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To St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, on Narrow Lane, Brownhills, in Walsall, school isn't just a place to learn, it's a place to grow into confident and professional young leaders of our communities. 

The Catholic school has love, inclusion, faith, and a deep sense of community at its core.

Principal Alex Turner and assistant principal Vicky Billingsley. Photo: Tim Thursfield
Principal Alex Turner and assistant principal Vicky Billingsley. Photo: Tim Thursfield

Under the leadership of principal Alex Turner, students are taught to be the 'Bernadette's BEST'.

Mr Turner said: "Children are eager to come to St. Bernadette's because they genuinely feel happy, safe and respected here. 

"They know they are listened to, and that their voices matter, their voices are heard, valued, and responded to."

'We follow Jesus'

Ivy Belcher, Matilda Tohill, Reuben Jeremy and Joseph Kunnasserry. Photo: Tim Thursfield
Ivy Belcher, Matilda Tohill, Reuben Jeremy and Joseph Kunnasserry. Photo: Tim Thursfield

To students and staff at this school, the simple statement 'we follow Jesus' isn't just a string of words; it's a mission statement displayed each and every day in hallways, classrooms and playgrounds. 

Anushka Peter Thangajah, aged 10, and Maia Tierney, aged nine. Photo: Tim Thursfield
Anushka Peter Thangajah, aged 10, and Maia Tierney, aged nine. Photo: Tim Thursfield