Primary school

Waterfield Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • RH11 8RA
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,241 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 97%2017/18: top 56%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 45%45% · 2023/242024/25: top 55%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM63% · South East 64%5/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 27 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 29% · 28 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 65% · 23 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 54% · 28 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 58% · 45 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 65% · 43 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 63% · 60 pupils · South East 64%65%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 27 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 28 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 23 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 45 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 43 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 60 pupils · South East 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 27 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 97 · 28 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 23 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 45 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 43 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 10610697No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 27 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 96 · 28 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 23 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 45 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 43 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 10510496No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
47 of 47 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4747
2nd461
3rd390

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2022Remains Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026404
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.7%
First language not English30.4%
SEN support18.5%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.6%
Persistently absent pupils17.9%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

85.6% full · 472 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 19.1
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 13
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 23.1 FTE · Whole workforce 39.9 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,830
Spend per pupil£6,309
Staff spend per pupil£5,319
Reserve per pupil£420
  • +£166,000revenue reserve
  • +£206,000in-year balance

Grants £6,727 · self-generated £175 · premises £375 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE COLLEGIATE TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,847,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it