Waterloo Primary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Waterloo Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Blackpool, North West.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 600 pupils. Waterloo Primary Academy is part of Zest Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 106
- Maths score
- 102
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 600
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Zest Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
| 3 Apr 2014 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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