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Waterside Academy

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Welwyn Garden City · AL7 1NZ http://www.waterside.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
177
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
177
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
177
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterside Academy · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£9188 spend / pupil£8336 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
64%
-6pp
71%68%64%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
7%
-2pp
12%10%7%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
177
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Rowans, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1NZ
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2564%7%75%29%71%11%64%18%86%68%106.0101.0103.025%177
2023/2470%9%70%22%78%17%74%17%83%74%103.0103.0104.022%192
2022/2371%12%82%59%71%18%88%35%76%82%109.0106.0105.0+5.50+0.90+4.2019%178
2018/1964%9%68%23%82%14%82%18%82%82%103.0105.0106.0+0.30-0.70+1.4015%185

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
2024/2517717.425%25%48%6%18%
2023/2419219.522%23%39%5%17%
2022/2317819.119%20%33%5%13%
2021/2218217.818%16%27%6%16%
2020/2117318.620%15%28%
2018/1918521.115%19%26%4%6%
2017/185%13%

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