Waterwells Primary Academy
Boulmer Avenue, Kingsway, Gloucester, GL2 2FX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Head of School, Waterwells
- Mrs Claire Rawlings
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 139693
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452881962
About this school
Waterwells Primary Academy is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 335 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
- 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 | 57 | 52 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 38% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 54% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 65% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Waterwells Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 388 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waterwells Primary Academy compares
Waterwells Primary Academy ranked 129th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% 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 | 59% | 5.7% | 31.2% | 335 | — |
| Kingsway Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 22.4% | 444 | 0.2 miles |
| Harewood Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Harewood Junior School | 81% | 4.4% | 23% | 356 | 0.7 miles |
| Field Court Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 353 | 0.8 miles |
| Field Court Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.3% | 13.6% | 300 | 0.8 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)
- 31.2%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsway Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Harewood Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Harewood Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Field Court Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Waterwells Primary Academy ranks 34th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waterwells Primary Academy teach?
- Waterwells Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the head of school, waterwells of Waterwells Primary Academy?
- The head of school, waterwells of Waterwells Primary Academy is Mrs Claire Rawlings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waterwells Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterwells Primary Academy, 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 Waterwells Primary Academy?
- Waterwells Primary Academy has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Waterwells Primary Academy full?
- Waterwells Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 335 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Waterwells Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Waterwells Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Waterwells Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waterwells Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Waterwells Primary Academy?
- Waterwells Primary Academy is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waterwells Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waterwells Primary Academy rank locally?
- Waterwells Primary Academy ranked 129th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% 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 Waterwells Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Waterwells Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterwells Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterwells Primary Academy'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.