Waterloo Primary School
Worthington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 144698
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613301280
About this school
Waterloo Primary School is a primary academy in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 293 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 41% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 57% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 72% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Waterloo 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 350 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waterloo Primary School compares
Waterloo Primary School ranked 51st of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.1% | 53.6% | 293 | — |
| Canon Burrows CofE Primary School | 64% | 4.5% | 26.4% | 431 | 0.1 miles |
| Canon Johnson CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 50.5% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak | 65% | 6.2% | 68% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 62.6% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 59% | 187 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 2 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.58%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 14.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Oasis Academy Broadoak0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Waterloo Primary School ranks 17th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waterloo Primary School teach?
- Waterloo Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Waterloo Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waterloo Primary School is Mr Damian Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waterloo Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterloo 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 Waterloo Primary School?
- Waterloo Primary School has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Waterloo Primary School full?
- Waterloo Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 293 on roll (65%), 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 Waterloo Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waterloo Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waterloo Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waterloo Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Waterloo Primary School?
- Waterloo Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waterloo Primary School'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 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waterloo Primary School rank locally?
- Waterloo Primary School ranked 51st of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waterloo Primary School's absence rate?
- Waterloo Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterloo Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterloo 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 15 July 2026.