Primary school

Waterloo Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Sefton
  • L22 0LD
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 86%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 69%69% · 2023/242024/25: top 76%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · North West 63%3/10 Below+18.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle+22.3 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below+15.6 pts
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−8.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 58 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 42% · 53 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 49% · 53 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 39% · 51 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 43% · 53 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 51 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 53% · 59 pupils · North West 63%55%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 58 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 2% · 53 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 6% · 53 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 6% · 51 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 6% · 53 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 51 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 59 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 58 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 53 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 51 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 53 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 51 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 58 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 53 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 51 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 53 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 51 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 59 pupils · North West 105103100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
49 of 49 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4949
2nd315
3rd222

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026416
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.7%
First language not English8.9%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan12.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

99% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult6.7
  • Classroom teachers 18
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 37.3
  • Other support 10.6

Teachers 23 FTE · Whole workforce 70.9 · 113 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,039
Spend per pupil£9,094
Staff spend per pupil£7,549
Reserve per pupil£1,078
  • +£471,000revenue reserve
  • +£413,000in-year balance

Grants £9,513 · self-generated £526 · premises £435 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £3,713,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it