Walverden Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119178
- Address
- Bracewell Street, BB9 0TL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 451 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 71.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
Pakistani 80%
Other White 9.8%
Other Asian 4.4%
Mixed 2.7%
White British 2.4%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Walverden Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 13 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 17 6 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 33 26 |
| Year 1 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 2 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 4 | 61 22 39 |
| Year 5 | 62 33 29 |
| Year 6 | 59 32 27 |