St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 3BY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils relish the high-quality support and care they receive at St.”
- “The school sets high expectations for what pupils will learn and how they will behave.”
- “Pupils are polite, articulate and kind.”
To improve
- “However, the school is accurate in its evaluation that pupils could deepen their knowledge even more in a few subjects.”
- “However, the school is working to further strengthen the way staff use the wealth of information they hold to enhance the implementation of the curriculum for some pupils with SEND.”
- “However, some approaches to teaching in key stage 1 do not build pupils’ foundational knowledge consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 98% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2024, as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Queen's Park Academy 0.3 mi Not judged
- Queen's Park Infant Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winton Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Muscliff Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Epiphany School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hill View Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published