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St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Bournemouth · BH9 3BY

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-01-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)26%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

67

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
139
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
215 / 205
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
9%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Veronica Woodward

Location

Address
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown
Postcode
BH9 3BY
Town
Bournemouth
County
Dorset
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
District
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).

Open schools in Bournemouth
49
Primary schools in Bournemouth
29
Academies among open schools in Bournemouth
76% (37)
Open schools in BH9
6
Primary in BH9
5
Open schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
117
Primary in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Veronica Woodward
Telephone
01202528811
Website
http://www.stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk

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