Walford Nursery & Primary School
Walford, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise George
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 116743
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01989562209
About this school
Walford Nursery & Primary School is a community primary school in Ross-on-Wye. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 31 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 81% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 32% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 97% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 94% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 97% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 115.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Walford Nursery & Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walford Nursery & Primary School compares
Walford Nursery & Primary School ranked 7th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 182 | — |
| Goodrich CofE Primary School | 75% | 7% | 12.6% | 155 | 1.6 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 3.4% | 18.4% | 183 | 1.6 miles |
| Ashfield Park Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 25% | 246 | 1.7 miles |
| Bridstow CofE Primary School | 22% | 5.1% | 18.8% | 86 | 2.3 miles |
| Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 45.1% | 112 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 10 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.65%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.87%
- Persistent absence
- 4.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goodrich CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Ashfield Park Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Bridstow CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
Other schools in Ross-on-Wye
Walford Nursery & Primary School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Ross-on-Wye.
- Ashfield Park Primary School Primary
- Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridstow CofE Primary School Primary
- Goodrich CofE Primary School Primary
- Gorsley Goffs Primary School Primary
- Lea CofE Primary School Primary
- Llangrove CE Academy Primary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School Primary
- Whitchurch CofE Primary School Primary
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Walford Nursery & Primary School teach?
- Walford Nursery & Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ross-on-Wye.
- Who is the headteacher of Walford Nursery & Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walford Nursery & Primary School is Ms Louise George, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walford Nursery & Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walford Nursery & Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Walford Nursery & Primary School?
- Walford Nursery & Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Walford Nursery & Primary School full?
- Walford Nursery & Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walford Nursery & Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walford Nursery & Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walford Nursery & Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Walford Nursery & Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Walford Nursery & Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walford Nursery & Primary School rank locally?
- Walford Nursery & Primary School ranked 7th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walford Nursery & Primary School's absence rate?
- Walford Nursery & Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walford Nursery & Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walford Nursery & Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.