Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School
Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteachers
- Ms Emma Earner Esther Logue
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 135862
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706812947
About this school
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Todmorden. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 169 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 65% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 69% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) 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 | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School compares
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School ranked 21st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3% | 13.2% | 169 | — |
| Shade Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Todmorden CofE J, I & N School | 56% | 3.1% | 32.7% | 237 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy | 56% | 5% | 75.6% | 94 | 1.4 miles |
| Castle Hill Primary School | 42% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 162 | 1.4 miles |
| Ferney Lee Primary School | 46% | 5.1% | 31.4% | 219 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.22%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 2.95%
- Persistent absence
- 0.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shade Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School1.3 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Castle Hill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Ferney Lee Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Todmorden
Other schools in Todmorden
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Todmorden.
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ferney Lee Primary School Primary
- Shade Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary
- Pennine Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School teach?
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Todmorden.
- Who is the headteachers of Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School?
- The headteachers of Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School is Ms Emma Earner Esther Logue, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) 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 Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School?
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School full?
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 169 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School rank locally?
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School ranked 21st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School's absence rate?
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) 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 1 July 2026.