Walverden Primary School is a primary school located in Nelson. 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 18/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bracewell Street, Nelson, BB9 0TL
Website: http://www.walverdenprimaryschool.uk/
Telephone: 01282614834
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms H Ahmed
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119178

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 466
Number of Boys: 234
Number of Girls: 232

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2.8 to 5.8
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street , BB9 9AG
2out of 4 606 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH
4out of 4 783 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane , BB9 8BP
4out of 4 1,589 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE
3out of 4 2,404 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walverden Primary School
Bracewell Street , BB9 0TL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Leeds Road , BB9 9TQ
3out of 4 608 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Marsden Community Primary School
Percy Street , BB9 0BE
3out of 4 860 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Trent Road , BB9 0NX
3out of 4 906 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bradley Primary School
Dover Street , BB9 7RF
3out of 4 969 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pendle Vale College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF
3out of 4 1,187 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR
- not rated 1,654 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT
3out of 4 1,760 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street , BB8 8JF
3out of 4 2,074 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nelson and Colne College
Scotland Road , BB9 7YT
- not rated 1,709 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street , Nelson BB9 0PQ
- not rated 529 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN
- not rated 989 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY
- not rated 1,295 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pendle Community High School & College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF
4out of 4 1,300 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT
4out of 4 1,714 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.