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Primary

Waterwells Primary Academy

Primary

Gloucester · Gloucester · GL2 2FX https://www.waterwells.academy

Pupils
357
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
357
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
357
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterwells Primary Academy · Primary · Gloucestershire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+21pp
60%49%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
357
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Boulmer Avenue, Kingsway, Gloucester, GL2 2FX
Local authority
Gloucestershire
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
2024/2559%2%80%31%69%2%72%23%79%82%106.0105.0106.014%357
2023/2438%0%71%29%69%2%54%10%77%65%105.0101.0104.014%368
2022/2346%2%68%16%56%2%61%14%75%68%103.0101.0104.0+0.70-0.60-0.5019%388
2018/1960%3%63%17%87%3%73%10%77%70%104.0105.0104.0-1.00-1.30-1.1014%422
2017/1850%0%60%20%57%7%53%7%53%60%101.099.0101.0-1.50-2.00-2.8016%388
2016/1765%0%80%15%70%0%85%15%80%90%104.0103.0106.0-0.70-3.10-1.0012%377

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
2024/2535724.714%24%31%6%12%
2023/2436821.514%19%31%7%19%
2022/2338818.719%16%31%7%19%
2021/2238418.620%14%26%6%17%
2020/2140919.918%15%21%
2018/1942223.714%13%22%4%10%
2017/1838816%11%22%4%10%
2016/1737712%9%22%5%15%

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