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Walford Nursery & Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school

Walford, Ross-on-Wye HR9 5SA · walfordprimaryschool.co.uk · 01989 562209

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
84%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Herefordshire, County of 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
182
87% of 210 places
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Free school meals
6%
First language not English
6.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 30)34September 2023: 24 (Places 24)24September 2024: 21 (Places 21)21September 2025: 26 (Places 26)26September 2026: 26 (Places 27)26Places 27
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202627261100%
September 2025Sept 202526261100%
September 2024Sept 202421211100%
September 2023Sept 202324241100%
September 2022Sept 202230341.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% the higher standard. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 65% (England 61%)65%2017/18: 86% (England 64%)86%2018/19: 84% (England 65%)84%2022/23: 87% (England 60%)87%2023/24: 81% (England 61%)81%2024/25: 84% (England 62%)84%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲84%62%
▲24%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
▲109105
▲113105

Ofsted

Walford Nursery & Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
10 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
90
45% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●49% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 68%

based on 14 parents (16%) with SEND

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