Waterville Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
North Tyneside
Unique reference
108571
Address
Waterville Road, NE29 6SL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
211 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
15.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
57.3%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
38.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.2%
African 5.2%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.8%
Chinese 2.4%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingAverage2.3
MathsWell above average5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Waterville Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
1
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
6
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
4
4
Reception, Full-time
18
9
9
Year 1
25
11
14
Year 2
28
18
10
Year 3
26
14
12
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
26
10
16
Year 6
30
20
10
Year 2024-2025

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