St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Bournemouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/11/2008. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Bournemouth

School Information

Address: St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3BY
Website: http://www.stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk
Telephone: 01202528811
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Veronica Woodward
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113898

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 419
Number of Boys: 194
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.2
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.2
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown BH9 3BY
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Queen's Park Academy
East Way, BH8 9PU
447 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen's Park Infant Academy
East Way, BH8 9PU
564 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Bemister Road, Winton BH9 1LG
956 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Road, Moordown BH9 2SA
1,154 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bournemouth School
East Way, BH8 9PY
511 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West BH8 9UJ
941 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Mallard Road, BH8 9PW
1,224 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glenmoor Academy
Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park BH10 4EX
1,925 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Winton Academy
Winton Way, BH10 4HT
2,031 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLivingstone Academy Bournemouth
Madeira Road,
3,159 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avonbourne Girls Academy
Harewood Avenue, BH7 6NY
3,168 yd Academy converter - Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Linwood School
Alma Road, Winton BH9 1AJ
1,453 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCambian Wing College
126 Richmond Park Road, BH8 8TH
1,644 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTalbot House School
8 Firs Glen Road, Winton BH9 2LR
1,822 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Martin's School
15 Stokewood Road, BH3 7NA
1,953 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPark School
43-49 Queens Park South Drive, BH8 9BJ
2,127 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.