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St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

URN
113898
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
URN
113898
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

85 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

77

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#5 of 54 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 2 February 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
2 February 2020
Inspection date
15 January 2020
Inspection type
Exempt School Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2020

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

59

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

200

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.39×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

98.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

100.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

98.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

98.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BH9 3BY - St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset

Contact details

Address
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset
Postcode
BH9 3BY
Phone
1202528811
Website
http://www.stwalburgas.bournemouth.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2020

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 2 February 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 February 20258 January 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 2 February 2025
    2 February 202015 January 2020Exempt School InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 2 February 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      2 February 2025
      Inspected
      8 January 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      2 February 2020
      Inspected
      15 January 2020
      Type
      Exempt School Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    29.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 55

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Queen's Park Junior School409 mPrimaryClosed
    Queen's Park Academy409 mPrimaryOpen
    Bournemouth School468 mSecondaryClosed
    Bournemouth School468 mSecondaryOpen
    Queens Park Infant School516 mPrimaryClosed
    Queen's Park Infant Academy516 mPrimaryOpen
    Winton County First School706 mPrimaryClosed
    Bournemouth School for Girls862 mSecondaryClosed
    Bournemouth School for Girls862 mSecondaryOpen
    St Luke's Church of England Primary School876 mPrimaryOpen
    • Queen's Park Junior School
      Distance
      409 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Queen's Park Academy
      Distance
      409 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Bournemouth School
      Distance
      468 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bournemouth School
      Distance
      468 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ad Astra Infant SchoolPrimaryBH17 8APOpen
    Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimaryBH7 6NBOpen
    Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryBH14 8ULOpen
    Bayside AcademyPrimaryBH16 5AHOpen
    Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryBH11 9UNOpen
    • Ad Astra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH17 8AP
      Status
      Open
    • Avonwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NB
      Status
      Open
    • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH14 8UL
      Status
      Open
    • Bayside Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH16 5AH
      Status
      Open
    Queens Park Infant School
    Distance
    516 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queen's Park Infant Academy
    Distance
    516 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Winton County First School
    Distance
    706 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bournemouth School for Girls
    Distance
    862 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bournemouth School for Girls
    Distance
    862 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St Luke's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    876 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open