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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBradfordBD18 4RLSt Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary

St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary

Bradford · Shipley · BD18 4RL https://wal.bcwcat.co.uk

Pupils
227
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
227
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
80%
+6pp
87%81%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
23%
+7pp
23%19%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
37%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
227
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Victoria Park, Shipley, BD18 4RL
Local authority
Bradford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%23%90%53%87%37%90%40%90%87%109.0108.0108.017%227
2023/2474%16%81%52%77%29%81%32%84%77%107.0105.0105.017%235
2022/2377%17%83%27%83%20%90%33%93%77%106.0106.0105.0-0.10-0.10+0.6016%237
2018/1975%14%82%29%89%36%86%43%96%86%104.0106.0108.0-0.40+2.20+1.5018%236
2017/1887%23%97%50%87%30%97%37%90%97%108.0108.0108.0+1.90+0.70+2.00234

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522721.317%9%12%3%3%
2023/2423521.017%11%13%3%3%
2022/2323723.316%10%11%4%5%
2021/2223225.413%8%14%4%7%
2020/2122717.715%8%13%
2018/1923623.218%10%10%2%
2017/1822.92%
2016/1723523.413%11%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.