West Bradford Road, Waddington, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3JE
10 reasons to choose Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School
Top line
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Clitheroe and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 34% of schools.
The Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception children and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Primary School
Stonyhurst College, St Mary’s Hall (5.6 miles); Oakhill Preparatory School (5.7 miles).
Barrow Primary School (4.6 miles); Sabden Primary School (6.1 miles); St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green (6.2 miles).
Stonyhurst College (5.6 miles); Oakhill School (5.7 miles).
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School (2.2 miles); Bowland High (2.5 miles); Ribblesdale High School (2.7 miles).