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Waterloo Primary Academy

Primary

Blackpool · Blackpool · FY4 3AG http://waterloo.zestacademytrust.co.uk

Pupils
610
cap. 656
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
610
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
610
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackpool
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterloo Primary Academy · Primary · Blackpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
+14pp
70%59%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
610
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 3AG
Local authority
Blackpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%1%82%52%71%1%85%36%80%83%107.0107.0107.023%610
2023/2456%0%78%28%63%0%73%10%76%75%106.0102.0104.024%608
2022/2347%0%58%16%75%0%63%9%82%69%101.0100.0102.0-1.30+0.80-1.0023%592
2018/1961%3%69%15%75%17%75%11%92%76%102.0103.0104.0+0.30+0.60-0.1024%672
2017/1863%5%69%18%85%15%74%20%91%81%102.0103.0104.0+0.30+2.60+1.5022%658
2016/1767%7%75%15%84%22%79%24%91%86%103.0106.0105.0+1.90+4.20+4.2024%668

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2561020.523%15%57%7%25%
2023/2460821.924%12%56%7%26%
2022/2359220.623%9%58%8%31%
2021/2261822.021%8%57%7%22%
2020/2160220.621%7%53%
2018/1967224.224%7%55%5%11%
2017/1865821.622%5%56%5%12%
2016/1766819.924%5%53%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.