St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleVoluntary aided school

St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 3BY

Headteacher: Mrs Veronica WoodwardSchool website ↗Pupils: 420 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2020
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
98%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2020
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 January 2020Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
98.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
45.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 98%·Writing 100%·Maths 98%All three 98%
Reading
Expected98%
Exceeding82%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected100%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected98%
Exceeding78%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
86
How many got their first choice?
55of 86 (64.0%)
How many applied in total?
200

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
43.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
210 girls, 210 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 98% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%10.0%-0.5+1.2-0.3
2016/1783.0%26.0%+0.5+3.5+2.0
2017/1873.0%25.0%0.0+3.5+0.9
2018/1986.0%15.0%0.0+2.0+0.6
2022/2392.0%32.0%+2.7+4.7+4.8
2023/2490.0%26.0%---
2024/2598.0%45.0%---