St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Shipley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Victoria Park, Shipley

School Information

Address: Victoria Park, Shipley, BD18 4RL
Website: www.stwalburgas.co.uk
Telephone: 01274531102
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Fearnley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142947

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 227
Number of Boys: 125
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.3
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hirst Wood Nursery School
Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ
3out of 4 729 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 3,102 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Victoria Park , BD18 4RL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wycliffe CofE Primary School
Saltaire Road , BD18 3HZ
1out of 4 579 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saltaire Primary School
Albert Road , BD18 4NR
3out of 4 669 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shipley CofE Primary School
Otley Road , BD18 2PT
1out of 4 846 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Glenaire Primary School
Thompson Lane , Baildon BD17 7LY
2out of 4 1,360 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Titus Salt School
Higher Coach Road , Baildon BD17 5RH
3out of 4 1,307 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Cottingley New Road , BD16 1TZ
1out of 4 1,998 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
2out of 4 2,029 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL
3out of 4 2,220 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA
3out of 4 2,237 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shipley College
Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW
- not rated 634 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Baker Street , Saltaire BD18 3JE
4out of 4 609 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tracks
21 Owlet Road , BD18 2LU
3out of 4 1,477 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School
Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY
- not rated 1,818 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
J.A.M.E.S
The Eric Gibbs Centre , Highfield Garage BD9 4JB
- not rated 2,068 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY
1out of 4 2,097 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.