The Waterloo School
Warfield Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kirsty Robinson
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 74
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 116633
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392255956
About this school
The Waterloo School is a community special school in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 72 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 98.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.40 | - | - |
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 The Waterloo 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 14.37%
- Persistent absence
- 40.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jubilee School0.6 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
-
Riverside Community Special School1.1 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
-
Prospect School1.2 miles
Special schools · Havant
-
Bere Clinic School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Rachel Madocks School1.5 miles
Special schools · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
- Jubilee School Special schools
- Rachel Madocks School Special schools
- Riverside Community Special School Special schools
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Waterloo School teach?
- The Waterloo School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of The Waterloo School?
- The headteacher of The Waterloo School is Ms Kirsty Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Waterloo School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Waterloo 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 The Waterloo School?
- The Waterloo School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Waterloo School full?
- The Waterloo School has capacity for 74 pupils and 72 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Waterloo School a faith school?
- No. The Waterloo School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Waterloo School have?
- The schools register lists The Waterloo School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Waterloo School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Waterloo School's absence rate?
- The Waterloo School's overall absence rate is 14.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Waterloo School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Waterloo 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 30 June 2026.