Ashfield Park Primary SchoolWalford Nursery & Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ross-on-Wye.

Summary of the comparison

Ashfield Park Primary School and Walford Nursery & Primary School are primary schools in Ross-on-Wye.

  • Ashfield Park Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Walford Nursery & Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Walford Nursery & Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ashfield Park Primary School was judged Good and Walford Nursery & Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Ashfield Park Primary School and 84.0% for Walford Nursery & Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ashfield Park Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Walford Nursery & Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ashfield Park Primary School versus Walford Nursery & Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ross-on-WyeAshfield Park Primary SchoolRoss-on-WyeWalford Nursery & Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking32nd of 75 in Herefordshire 1st of 75 in Herefordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll287 183
Capacity476 210
LocationRoss-on-Wye, HR9 5AU Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5SA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 84.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 24.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census287 183
Free school meals (ever 6)25.0% 7.7%
English as an additional language11.5% 7.7%
SEN support9.1% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 2.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.3% 4.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ashfield Park Primary School

Walford Nursery & Primary School

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