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Walverden Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs H Ahmed

location_onNelson, BB9 0TL

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

444

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Walverden Primary School is a Community school primary school in Nelson, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Walverden Primary School is a community school in Nelson, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 451 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #69 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #3,465 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 69%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 1.4

0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 2.4

2.4

Maths

LA -0.3

0.8 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 2.3

4.3

Write

LA 0.1

2.8 to 5.8

1.7

Maths

LA -0.2

0.3 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 65%

Reading48% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA 0.1

-3.6 to -0.4

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 3.5

0.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 March 2023

Inspection Report

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23 February 2017

Inspection Report

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17 April 2013

Inspection Report

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23 June 2011

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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03 March 2010

Inspection Report

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28 June 2007

Inspection Report

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26 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-04-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-23

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 451 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	451	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	444	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	453	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	474	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	461	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	448	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	473	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	468	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	460	3	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	453	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	459	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	443	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils