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St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

Hyndburn, BB6 7JQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
57%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 18 places
Ranking
#8,767
of 13,686 nationally

About St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School in Great Harwood sits slightly below the Lancashire local authority average for its key stage 2 headline measure. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 60%, St Wulstan's achieves 57%. That three-point gap is modest, but it places the school in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, at the 64th percentile. Within Hyndburn, the school ranks 13th out of 31 primary schools, putting it in the middle of the pack locally. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds on top of pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment figures suggest a solid, if unspectacular, performance relative to its immediate neighbours.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressRushton Street, Great Harwood, Hyndburn, BB6 7JQ
HeadteacherFiona Hadfield
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils145
Free School Meals (FSM)31.7%
School Capacity145 / 189 (77% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

16 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: stwulstans.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.