Primary school

Watermoor Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL7 1SY
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,137 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 100%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM45% · South West 62%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · South West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · South West 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 80% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 65% · 23 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 46% · 28 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 58% · 19 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 43% · 30 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 18% · 17 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 45% · 29 pupils · South West 62%80%18%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 17% · 23 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 19 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 6% · 17 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · South West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 23 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 19 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 101 · 17 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 23 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 28 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 100 · 19 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 30 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 96 · 17 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 10410696No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd83
3rd131

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2021Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026183
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.5%
First language not English10.5%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

87.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 34 responses (17.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved79.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 73.5% not applicable33.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year85.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.6% not applicable78.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child82.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school85.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult14.1
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.1
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 8.9 FTE · Whole workforce 14.7 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,775
Spend per pupil£6,832
Staff spend per pupil£5,445
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£11,000in-year balance

Grants £6,393 · self-generated £382 · premises £304 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST (24 academies) · trust reserve £3,107,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it