# St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 225 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142947. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 225
- Council: Bradford
- URN: 142947

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 80% of pupils at St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
23% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Wycliffe CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wycliffe-cofe-primary-school-e146512): 530 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bradford Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradford-alternative-provision-academy-e146851): 560 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Outstanding (overall), April 2023
- [Shipley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shipley-college-e130534): 580 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Saltaire Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltaire-primary-school-e107270): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hirst Wood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hirst-wood-nursery-school-e107186): 670 m. Nursery. School remains Good, November 2023
- [Shipley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shipley-cofe-primary-school-e146536): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142947)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142947)

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