St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 113898
- Address
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, BH9 3BY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 420 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 32.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 56.4%
Other White 18.6%
Mixed 7.6%
African 6%
Indian 5.5%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingWell above average4.7
MathsWell above average4.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 90%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 26%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 29 31 |