Waterloo Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 138300
- Address
- Waterloo Road, FY4 3AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 608 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.2%
White British 81.7%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 4.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Indian 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 47%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Waterloo Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 31 17 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 82 36 46 |
| Year 1 | 72 34 38 |
| Year 2 | 68 43 25 |
| Year 3 | 79 41 38 |
| Year 4 | 84 45 39 |
| Year 5 | 90 39 51 |
| Year 6 | 89 49 40 |