Waterman Primary School
The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher/Head of Federation
- Mr Brian Casey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- HEARTS Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 141715
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702546237
About this school
Waterman Primary School is a primary academy in Rochford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 67 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 89% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 90% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 100% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Waterman 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 53 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waterman Primary School compares
Waterman Primary School ranked 320th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.9% | 63.4% | 67 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| Holt Farm Junior School | 60% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 296 | 0.4 miles |
| Holt Farm Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.3% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Rochford Primary and Nursery School | 77% | 3.7% | 33.7% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| Stambridge Primary School | 100% | 5.8% | 17.6% | 82 | 1.2 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)
- 63.41%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Holt Farm Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
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Holt Farm Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Rochford Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochford
-
Stambridge Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rochford
Other schools in Rochford
Waterman Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Rochford.
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Infant School Primary
- Holt Farm Junior School Primary
- Lift Ashingdon Primary
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stambridge Primary School Primary
- The King Edmund School Secondary
- Poplar Adolescent Unit Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Waterman Primary School teach?
- Waterman Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochford.
- Who is the headteacher/head of federation of Waterman Primary School?
- The headteacher/head of federation of Waterman Primary School is Mr Brian Casey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waterman Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterman 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 Waterman Primary School?
- Waterman Primary School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Waterman Primary School full?
- Waterman Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 67 on roll (64%), 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 Waterman Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waterman Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waterman Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waterman Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Waterman Primary School?
- Waterman Primary School is part of HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waterman Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waterman Primary School rank locally?
- Waterman Primary School ranked 320th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waterman Primary School's absence rate?
- Waterman Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterman Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterman 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.