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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 5.5% |
| African | 6% |
| Mixed | 7.6% |
| Other White | 18.6% |
| White British | 56.4% |
| 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 98% |
| Local authority average | 63% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 45% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 113 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 114 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
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 |