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EnglandSouth WestBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBH9 3BYSt. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Bournemouth · BH9 3BY http://www.stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk

Pupils
420
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
98%
RWM expected · 2024/25
45%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
98%
RWM expected · 2024/25
45%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
98%
+8pp
98%86%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 98%
RWM higher standard
45%
+19pp
45%30%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
98%
Reading higher standard
82%
Writing expected standard
100%
Writing higher standard
48%
Maths expected standard
98%
Maths higher standard
78%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
98%
SPAG higher standard
72%
Reading scaled score
113.0
Maths scaled score
114.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 3BY
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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
2024/2598%45%98%82%100%48%98%78%100%98%113.0114.0112.012%420
2023/2490%26%90%48%97%43%98%56%100%92%109.0111.0111.011%417
2022/2392%32%95%43%98%40%97%53%95%90%109.0110.0109.0+2.70+4.70+4.8010%419
2018/1986%15%90%35%98%41%95%36%95%96%107.0108.0110.0+0.00+2.00+0.6014%481
2017/1873%25%80%30%95%43%85%40%97%85%106.0106.0108.0+0.00+3.50+0.9011%480
2016/1783%26%88%36%98%47%86%48%93%91%107.0108.0109.0+0.50+3.50+2.0014%479

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
2024/2542022.312%33%9%3%2%
2023/2441722.411%33%9%4%5%
2022/2341921.910%31%7%4%5%
2021/2242022.19%30%4%5%7%
2020/2141921.312%30%3%
2018/1948124.514%32%4%3%1%
2017/1848022.211%30%4%3%1%
2016/1747920.114%27%5%3%2%

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