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Waverley Primary Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Rotherham
  • S60 8DD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,515 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 8%8%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 37%

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM69% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM13% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%8/10 Above
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1056/10 Middle
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.58/10 Above
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 82% · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 61% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 69% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%82%61%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 8% · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 7% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 13% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%13%7%
Reading score
2022/23: 106 · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105106104
Maths score
2022/23: 107 · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107104

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in64.9%
85 of 131 who put it first2021 · 80.3%2026 · 64.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st13185
2nd274
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

0.1 km from Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2023

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026687
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.6%
First language not English18.6%
SEN support6.6%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils5.8%

Girls 46.7%Boys 53.3%

117.8% full · 583 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.8
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 22.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 27.8
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 25.6 FTE · Whole workforce 57.9 · 68 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,981
Spend per pupil£5,659
Staff spend per pupil£4,570
Reserve per pupil£454
  • +£242,000revenue reserve
  • +£172,000in-year balance

Grants £5,863 · self-generated £118 · premises £231 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £3,336,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it