Waterville Primary School
Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Nugent
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 108571
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916918500
About this school
Waterville Primary School is a community primary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 74% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Waterville Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waterville Primary School compares
Waterville Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.8% | 65.8% | 209 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 84% | 5.6% | 35.4% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 59% | 7.2% | 78.7% | 148 | 0.3 miles |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 43.1% | 314 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 45% | 6.4% | 60.7% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 43.6% | 169 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.76%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 16.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.3 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Riverside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Spring Gardens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.5 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Waterville Primary School ranks 11th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waterville Primary School teach?
- Waterville Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Waterville Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waterville Primary School is Mr Mark Nugent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waterville Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterville Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Waterville Primary School?
- Waterville Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Waterville Primary School full?
- Waterville Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Waterville Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waterville Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waterville Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waterville Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Waterville Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Waterville Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Waterville Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waterville Primary School rank locally?
- Waterville Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waterville Primary School's absence rate?
- Waterville Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterville Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterville Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.