Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School

West Bradford Road, Waddington, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3JE

10 simple reasons to choose Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School

State primary school (Voluntary Aided) and nursery.

For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.

Mixed school (about 60% girls).

Day school.

Church of England faith school.

Non-selective intake.

Small school with an average of one class per year.

School not tied to any one senior school.

No fees.

Schoolsmith Score®; 69.

One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 5 mile radius.

On average, 23.3 pupils per class and 23.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.

In the top 18% of schools in the country for attainment in Year 6 SATS exams, over the last 4 years.

School enhances the curriculum with topic based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects, emphasising Christian social morality.

In the top 34% of schools in the country for pupil progress, over the last 4 years.

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.

School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir.

Rated as Good by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2013.

Independent Prep Schools

State Primary Schools

Independent Senior Schools

Moorland School (2.3 miles); Stonyhurst College (5.6 miles); Oakhill School (5.7 miles).

State Senior Schools

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (2.2 miles); Bowland High (2.5 miles); Ribblesdale High School (2.7 miles).