Waterside Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent
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About Waterside Primary School
Waterside Primary School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 31 member schools: 9 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, 12 special schools, 1 alternative provision setting. Local authorities: Birmingham | Bury | Cheshire West and Chester | Derby | Halton | Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent | Wigan | Wolverhampton. Regions: East Midlands | North West | West Midlands. — from the THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Waterside Primary School
- Address
- Eastwood Road, Hanley, Eastwood Road
- Postcode
- ST1 3JS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- URN (official identifier)
- 148121
- Establishment number
- 2045
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 473
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 360
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Willis
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 9 Oct 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.waterside.stoke.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01782234630
- Date opened
- 1 Feb 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Waterside Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 473 | 41,109 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 27.3% | 41.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 42.1% | 26.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Waterside Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 17 Nov 2024
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Waterside Primary School (URN 123993)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 19 Jun 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Waterside Primary School (URN 123993)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 3 Sept 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Waterside Primary School (URN 123993)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Oct 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Waterside Primary School (URN 123993)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Jun 2010
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Waterside Primary School (URN 123993)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Apr 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Joiners Square Primary School (URN 123993)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Jul 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Waterside Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 12.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Waterside Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £181,350 for 117 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 28.1% | 42.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £436 | £578 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Waterside Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 470 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Stoke-on-Trent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,031,000 £6,456 per pupil | £6,970 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,753,000 £5,864 per pupil | £6,719 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,194,000 £2,543 per pupil · 43.4% | £2,999 · 44.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £500,000 £1,065 per pupil · 18.2% | £1,331 · 19.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £74,000 £158 per pupil · 2.7% | £134 · 2.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £59,000 £126 per pupil · 2.1% | £66 · 1.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £278,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £551,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,521 per pupil, supply and agency £115 per pupil — spending up £342 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Where is Waterside Primary School?
Eastwood Road, Hanley, Eastwood Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
01782234630
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