Primary school

Walverden Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • BB9 0TL
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,150 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 48%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 39%39% · 2023/242024/25: top 48%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM65% · North West 63%6/10 Middle+36 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · North West 6%8/10 Above+14.3 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+18.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 57 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 40% · 53 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 44% · 54 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 53% · 58 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 60 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 67% · 60 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 65% · 57 pupils · North West 63%67%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 57 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 53 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 9% · 54 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 12% · 58 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 8% · 60 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 8% · 60 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 12% · 57 pupils · North West 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 57 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 97 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 58 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 60 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 57 pupils · North West 10510397No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 57 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 57 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd417
3rd390

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Inadequate
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026448
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.1%
First language not English71.2%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.0%

Girls 51.2%Boys 48.8%

106.7% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 17.8
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 19.2
  • Other support 6

Teachers 21.8 FTE · Whole workforce 47 · 69 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,028
Spend per pupil£7,045
Staff spend per pupil£5,561
Reserve per pupil£594
  • +£258,247revenue reserve
  • −£7,410in-year balance

Grants £6,845 · self-generated £183 · premises £338 per pupil