Ofsted: Good

The Waterloo School

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

personMs Kirsty Robinson

location_onWaterlooville, PO7 7JJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

5-11

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The Waterloo School is a Community special school school in Waterlooville, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

The Waterloo School is a community special school in Waterlooville, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 75 pupils on roll, of whom 73% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.4 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

LA 61%

Reading6% LA 74%

Writing6% LA 71%

Maths0% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading5% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-8.1

Read

LA -0.6

-11.1 to -5.1

-11.9

Write

LA -0.7

-14.7 to -9.1

-13.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-16.2 to -10.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading5% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-9.4

Read

LA -0.3

-12.5 to -6.3

-6.7

Write

LA -0.3

-9.4 to -4.0

-13.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-16.3 to -10.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 67%

Reading27% LA 78%

Writing0% LA 80%

Maths7% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.1

-5

Write

LA -0.1

-8.2 to -1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 May 2016

Inspection Report

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24 March 2014

Inspection Report

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20 November 2013

Inspection Report

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19 January 2010

Inspection Report

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16 October 2006

Inspection Report

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02 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

5.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

5.3%(4 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: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 75 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.3%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	75	4	5.3%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	73	4	5.5%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	81	10	12.3%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	81	6	7.4%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	80	5	6.2%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	82	9	11.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	82	6	7.3%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	82	2	2.4%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	81	5	6.2%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	80	14	17.5%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	78	13	16.7%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	82	21	25.6%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	83	3	3.6%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	74	2	2.7%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	75	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	75	9	12.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	73	17	23.3%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	74	8	10.8%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	73	3	4.1%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	69	2	2.9%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	66	3	4.5%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	67	2	3.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	64	3	4.7%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	61	3	4.9%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	60	8	13.3%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	57	6	10.5%	3.1%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 75 pupils

The Waterloo School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover