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Waterville Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mark Nugent

location_onNorth Shields, NE29 6SL

language Visit Website phone 1916918500

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Waterville Primary School is a Community school primary school in North Shields, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Waterville Primary School is a community school in North Shields, North Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 66% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 45 primaries in North Tyneside and #7,910 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing60% LA 66%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA -0.6

1.5 to 6.7

2.3

Write

LA -0.7

-0.2 to 4.8

5.0

Maths

LA -1.3

2.6 to 7.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading88% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.0

Read

LA 0.3

4.5 to 9.4

3.8

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 6.1

8.0

Maths

LA 0.2

5.9 to 10.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 64%

Reading94% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths97% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.2

3.3 to 7.5

4.7

Write

LA 0.6

2.6 to 6.8

7.4

Maths

LA 0.3

5.5 to 9.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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03 March 2020

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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22 September 2009

Inspection Report

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15 November 2006

Inspection Report

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10 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-03

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-09-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-15

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 211 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	222	4	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	4	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	4	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	4	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	194	3	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	232	3	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 55 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 30 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils