Waterloo Primary School
Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Maciver
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 150657
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519284274
About this school
Waterloo Primary School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 416 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Waterloo Primary School (URN 104870).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
How Waterloo Primary School compares
Waterloo Primary School ranked 47th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.3% | 37.7% | 416 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 23% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 23.9% | 246 | 0.3 miles |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 725 | 0.8 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 68% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School | 29% | 7% | 62.8% | 153 | 0.9 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)
- 37.66%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 16.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Great Crosby Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Waterloo Primary School ranks 129th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Waterloo Primary School teach?
- Waterloo Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Waterloo Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waterloo Primary School is Mrs Sarah Maciver, 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 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Waterloo Primary School full?
- Waterloo Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 on roll (99%), 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 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 MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Waterloo Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Waterloo Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Waterloo Primary School rank locally?
- Waterloo Primary School ranked 47th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 6.3% in the latest published census.
- 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 10 July 2026.