Waverley Primary Academy
Waverley Walk, Rotherham, S60 8DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Bolton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 583
- Pupils on roll
- 687
- URN
- 147871
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01143570150
About this school
Waverley Primary Academy is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 687 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 50 | 59 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 61% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Waverley 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 | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 534 |
| 2023/24 | 537 |
| 2024/25 | 533 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waverley Primary Academy compares
Waverley Primary Academy ranked 27th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 687 | — |
| Catcliffe Primary School | 55% | 5% | 35.1% | 145 | 0.8 miles |
| Treeton Church of England Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 15.1% | 299 | 0.9 miles |
| Brinsworth Howarth Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 181 | 1.0 miles |
| Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School | 63% | 5% | 20.4% | 292 | 1.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Primary School | 30% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 203 | 1.1 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)
- 9.56%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 5.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catcliffe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Treeton Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Brinsworth Howarth Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Joseph's Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Rotherham
Waverley Primary Academy ranks 19th of the 68 ranked primary schools in Rotherham.
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Primary
- Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Primary
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Primary
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waverley Primary Academy teach?
- Waverley Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Waverley Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Waverley Primary Academy is Mrs Rachel Bolton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waverley Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waverley 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 Waverley Primary Academy?
- Waverley Primary Academy has 687 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Waverley Primary Academy full?
- Waverley Primary Academy has capacity for 583 pupils and 687 on roll (118%), so it is at or above 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 Waverley Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Waverley Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Waverley Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Waverley Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Waverley Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waverley Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Waverley Primary Academy?
- Waverley Primary Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Waverley Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Waverley Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Waverley Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waverley Primary Academy rank locally?
- Waverley Primary Academy ranked 27th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waverley Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Waverley Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waverley Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waverley 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 10 July 2026.