Waterwells Primary Academy

State-Funded School

waterwells-primary-academy-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

GloucesterConstituency

GL2 2FXPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Waterwells Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 335 pupils. Waterwells Primary Academy is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

335

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 335
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Greenshaw Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Feb 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.