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EnglandSouth EastBuckinghamshireHP5 1QUWaterside Primary Academy
Primary

Waterside Primary Academy

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Chesham · HP5 1QU https://www.watersideprimaryacademy.org/

Pupils
199
cap. 242
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2016

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterside Primary Academy · Primary · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
34%
-37pp
76%55%34%
'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
RWM higher standard
9%
-7pp
24%17%9%
'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
41%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
199
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Chesham, HP5 1QU
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
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
2024/2534%9%63%19%59%9%41%9%75%53%103.097.0102.025%199
2023/2471%16%90%29%81%19%84%48%84%87%107.0107.0109.023%208
2022/2376%24%85%44%82%26%91%50%88%85%109.0110.0110.0+2.20+1.80+4.9020%200

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
2024/2519919.925%17%36%8%20%
2023/2420830.123%22%33%8%28%
2022/2320020.220%24%34%6%20%
2021/226%20%

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