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St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth BH9 3BY · stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk · 01202 528811
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 98%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.25 mi
- 2.01 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 4b · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- At capacity · 420 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 4b” went to a home 1.25 mi (2.01 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 86 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4b | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.25 mi2.01 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25, 98% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 45% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲98% | 62% | ||
| ▲45% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲113 | 106 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 129
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (15%) with SEND