Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, supportive environment where children thrive academically and personally. Reading is woven throughout the curriculum and children become confident, fluent readers. The school offers wonderful enrichment opportunities including weekly swimming, outdoor learning, sporting competitions, and memorable trips - all designed to broaden pupils' horizons and develop their character.
Key Strengths
- Pupils develop a genuine love of reading, starting in Nursery with phonics and early reading taught effectively
- Strong pastoral care with pupils feeling safe and well-supported by staff and each other
- Excellent provision for pupils with special educational needs - swiftly identified and receiving effective support
- High attendance rates with very few pupils regularly missing school
- Engaging extra-curricular programme including sports competitions, visits to places of worship, residential trips with activities like abseiling and archery, and swimming lessons each week
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' work is not sufficiently adapted to deepen their learning, particularly in foundation subjects
- Inconsistent expectations for writing standards across the curriculum - errors in spelling, grammar and handwriting are not consistently addressed, leading to repeated mistakes
- Lack of consistency in how written work is checked and marked across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place and a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming lessons, sporting competitions, visits to places of worship, London Parliament trip, residential trips with abseiling and archery, spirituality day, outdoor learning events, before- and after-school provision
Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy is a welcoming school where pupils arrive happily each day and benefit from caring relationships with staff and each other. The school has maintained good standards and pupils achieve well with high expectations for both achievement and conduct.
At a Glance
7.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
21 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
21.0
Avg class size
14.5
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
97 pupils
140 capacity
43 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stoke-on-Trent
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
10,783
Applications
8,531
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.9871%
Overall absence
1.40845%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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