Walverden Primary School

State-Funded School

walverden-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB9 0TLPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walverden Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 448 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

82%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

448

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

81%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 448
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 May 2013	Good	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.