Walford Nursery & Primary School

State-Funded School

walford-nursery-primary-school-herefordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR9 5SAPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walford Nursery & Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 182 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 32%
Reading score: 115
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

182

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 182
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.