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EnglandEast of EnglandRochfordSS4 1QFWaterman Primary School
Primary

Waterman Primary School

Primary

Rochford · Rochford · SS4 1QF www.hearts-waterman.uk

Pupils
53
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
53
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
53
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 14/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio13.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterman Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-39pp
89%60%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
53
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2550%0%67%33%50%0%50%17%100%83%105.0103.0104.036%53
2023/2489%0%90%50%89%11%100%20%100%90%109.0107.0109.029%58
2022/2362%8%85%54%77%23%69%8%100%85%108.0103.0107.0+3.70+2.10-1.5017%82
2018/1940%0%70%10%70%20%60%20%50%90%101.0101.0108.0+0.50+2.20-0.1018%91
2017/1830%20%30%30%40%20%40%20%40%50%98.098.0102.0-7.10-6.00-6.8076
2016/1723%0%31%0%38%0%23%0%62%38%93.092.096.0-4.90-5.20-7.0023%92

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
2024/25536.636%2%63%7%29%
2023/24588.029%7%59%7%21%
2022/238215.817%4%62%6%22%
2021/228816.014%2%54%8%27%
2020/218316.316%0%59%
2018/199114.718%3%48%6%24%
2017/1811.96%22%
2016/179245.823%0%50%6%18%

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