Watermore Primary School
Lower Stone Close, Frampton Cotterell, BS36 2LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Rawcliffe
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 136066
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454511213
About this school
Watermore Primary School is a community primary school in Frampton Cotterell. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 399 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Watermore Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 67% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 75% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 70% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Watermore 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Watermore Primary School compares
Watermore Primary School ranked 7th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.6% | 20.9% | 399 | — |
| The Manor Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4% | 15.1% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 295 | 0.7 miles |
| Elm Park Primary School | 44% | 8.7% | 30.1% | 174 | 1.3 miles |
| Iron Acton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 98 | 1.3 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne | 77% | 4.7% | 12.6% | 174 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.87%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Manor Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Elm Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne1.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
Common questions
- What ages does Watermore Primary School teach?
- Watermore Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Frampton Cotterell.
- Who is the headteacher of Watermore Primary School?
- The headteacher of Watermore Primary School is Mrs Lisa Rawcliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Watermore Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Watermore 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 many pupils are at Watermore Primary School?
- Watermore Primary School has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Watermore Primary School full?
- Watermore Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 399 on roll (95%), 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 Watermore Primary School a faith school?
- No. Watermore Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Watermore Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Watermore Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Watermore Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Watermore Primary School compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Watermore Primary School ranked 7th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Watermore Primary School's absence rate?
- Watermore Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Watermore Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Watermore 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 1 July 2026.