Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address West Bradford Road
Waddington
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 3JE
Phone 01200422915
Reference Number 119687

Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to be a good school, providing a supportive and nurturing environment where pupils thrive. The school promotes high expectations for behavior and academic success, resulting in positive outcomes for students. Parents express overwhelming satisfaction with the school's efforts and the variety of opportunities available. Nevertheless, while the school excels in many areas, there are a few subjects where the curriculum could better support connections between new and existing knowledge, particularly for early years students transitioning to Year 1.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.53%
Girls: 48.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 7 20
2 14 15 29
3 14 10 24
4 12 13 25
5 15 11 26
6 15 14 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.6%
White, Other 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 28 Mar 2023
Date Report
28 Mar 2023 School inspection
13 Jun 2017 Short inspection
07 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
14 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
29 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
09 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong support and guidance provided by staff
  • High expectations of behavior and academic success
  • Effective phonics scheme with trained staff
  • Pupils with SEND achieve well alongside peers
  • Positive behavior and considerate attitudes among pupils
  • Strong community involvement and responsibility taught to pupils
  • Broad and relevant curriculum designed to build on prior knowledge

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils struggle to connect new learning with earlier knowledge in a few subjects
  • Curriculum clarity in early years needs improvement for readiness for Year 1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.1
Writing -0.3
Maths 2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 2
Third Preference 15 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Moorland School Limited
Ribblesdale Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2JA
0.88 miles
Clitheroe Pendle Primary School
Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2AL
1.27 miles
Edisford Primary School
Edisford Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2LN
1.59 miles
St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Lowergate, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1AG
1.6 miles
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School
Bright Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1NW
1.62 miles
Ribblesdale Nursery School
Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EL
1.75 miles
St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Greenacre Street, St. James C of E Primary Schoo, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1ED
1.77 miles
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sawley Road, Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4QS
1.93 miles
Chatburn Church of England Primary School
Sawley Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4AS
2.15 miles
Barrow URC Primary School
Old Row, Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9AZ
3.42 miles
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4NP
4.69 miles
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green
Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9QJ
4.7 miles
Sabden Primary School
Whalley Road, Sabden, Lancashire, BB7 9DZ
4.87 miles
Whalley Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9SY
4.9 miles
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden
Watt Street, Sabden, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9ED
4.92 miles
Name Distance
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
1.37 miles
Ribblesdale School
Queens Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJ
1.83 miles
Bowland High
Riversmead, Sawley Road, Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4QS
2.52 miles
Stonyhurst College
4.18 miles
Oakhill School
Wiswell Lane, Whalley, Lancashire, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9AF
4.45 miles
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