Primary school

St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • BB6 7JQ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,763 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 64%64% · 2022/232023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM27% · North West 63%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · North West 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 42% · 24 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 46% · 24 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 56% · 25 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 27% · 22 pupils · North West 63%57%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 8% · 24 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 23 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 25 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 100 · 22 pupils · North West 10510397No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 23 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 25 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 23 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 98 · 22 pupils · North West 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 92.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd161
3rd201

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026135
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.8%
First language not English6.9%
SEN support21.4%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils12.3%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

71.4% full · 189 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 1.4

Teachers 5.8 FTE · Whole workforce 14 · 18 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,109
Spend per pupil£7,677
Staff spend per pupil£5,716
Reserve per pupil£401
  • +£54,160revenue reserve
  • +£58,277in-year balance

Grants £7,909 · self-generated £200 · premises £352 per pupil