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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 0TLWalverden Primary School
Primary

Walverden Primary School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 0TL http://www.walverdenprimaryschool.uk/

Pupils
451
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Walverden Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-2pp
67%56%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
12%10%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
451
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
71%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Bracewell Street, Nelson, BB9 0TL
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2565%12%70%19%77%18%70%30%79%75%103.0104.0106.016%451
2023/2467%8%73%17%77%12%82%33%77%77%103.0106.0104.018%460
2022/2360%8%65%25%68%13%75%30%68%72%102.0105.0106.0-0.30+0.70+2.4017%444
2018/1953%12%60%19%78%29%69%24%78%79%101.0103.0107.0+0.70+4.30+1.7012%460
2017/1844%9%48%15%67%17%59%11%76%61%99.0101.0103.0-2.00+1.90+0.3012%456
2016/1740%4%42%8%70%6%53%17%75%64%97.0100.0102.0-3.20+1.90-0.6013%453

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
2024/2545121.116%71%34%6%19%
2023/2446022.818%66%26%6%21%
2022/2344419.717%67%25%8%26%
2021/2246121.914%64%24%7%31%
2020/2146623.716%64%17%
2018/1946022.412%73%19%5%12%
2017/1845623.612%77%21%4%9%
2016/1745321.913%81%24%5%13%

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