Waverley Primary School
Maple Close, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Leeming
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 150549
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912674549
About this school
Waverley Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 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
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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Waverley 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waverley Primary School compares
Waverley Primary School ranked 19th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 5.6% | 44.8% | 205 | — |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close | 67% | 5.6% | 53.9% | 83 | 0.3 miles |
| Lemington Riverside Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 68.6% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Broadwood Primary School | 39% | 7.4% | 59.6% | 234 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | 57% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| West Denton Primary School | 48% | 6.8% | 57.8% | 316 | 1.0 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 report19 May 2026
- 9 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.81%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 18.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Lemington Riverside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Broadwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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West Denton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Waverley Primary School ranks 30th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waverley Primary School teach?
- Waverley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Waverley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waverley Primary School is Mrs Wendy Leeming, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waverley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waverley 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 Waverley Primary School?
- Waverley Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Waverley Primary School full?
- Waverley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), 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 Waverley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waverley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waverley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waverley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Waverley Primary School?
- Waverley Primary School is part of ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Waverley Primary School rank locally?
- Waverley Primary School ranked 19th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Waverley Primary School's absence rate?
- Waverley 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 Waverley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waverley 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 13 August 2026.