Waterman Primary School

Rochford · SS4 1QF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 67 pupils, 60.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Waterman Primary School

General Information

Address: The Boulevard, Rochford, SS4 1QF – View on map
Phone: 01702546237
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Brian Casey
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 9 families put it first for 12 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 12 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 3 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

67 pupils out of 105 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 39
% eligible for free school meals: 60.9%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Rochford average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 44.7% a year (Rochford 12.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 65% moved to another school, 35% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 28.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 38.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 11.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 16 percentage points below the Rochford average (66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 67% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 6 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRochford averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 16 percentage points below the Rochford average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 17th of 21 junior and primary schools in the area

#15Canewdon Church of England Primary School59%
#16Edward Francis Primary School57%
#17Waterman Primary School50%
#18Wyburns Primary School45%
#19Great Wakering Primary Academy40%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Stambridge Primary School100%
#2Lift Ashingdon87%
#3Lift Westerings85%
#4Down Hall Primary School81%
#5Lift Hockley80%
#6Lift Plumberow79%
#7Rayleigh Primary School78%
#8Rochford Primary and Nursery School77%
#9Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School70%
#10Barling Magna Primary Academy68%
#11Grove Wood Primary School65%
=12Glebe Primary School60%
=12Holt Farm Junior School60%
=12Riverside Primary School60%
#15Canewdon Church of England Primary School59%
#16Edward Francis Primary School57%
#17Waterman Primary School50%
#18Wyburns Primary School45%
#19Great Wakering Primary Academy40%
#20St Teresa's Catholic Primary School38%
#21St Nicholas Church of England Primary School32%

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17th of 17 primary schools in Rochford for Ofsted rating

#15Wyburns Primary SchoolGood
#16Canewdon Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#17Waterman Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Grove Wood Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Barling Magna Primary AcademyGood
#3Down Hall Primary SchoolGood
#4Edward Francis Primary SchoolGood
#5Great Wakering Primary AcademyGood
#6Lift AshingdonGood
#7Lift PlumberowGood
#8Lift WesteringsGood
#9Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10Rayleigh Primary SchoolGood
#11Riverside Primary SchoolGood
#12St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14Stambridge Primary SchoolGood
#15Wyburns Primary SchoolGood
#16Canewdon Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#17Waterman Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £21,938 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 20 primary schools in Rochford for spending per pupil

#1Waterman Primary School£21,938
#2Canewdon Church of England Primary School£8,941
#3Stambridge Primary School£8,938

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Waterman Primary School£21,938
#2Canewdon Church of England Primary School£8,941
#3Stambridge Primary School£8,938
#4Barling Magna Primary Academy£7,327
#5St Nicholas Church of England Primary School£7,136
#6Glebe Primary School£6,953
#7St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£6,902
#8Wyburns Primary School£6,838
#9Rochford Primary and Nursery School£6,574
#10Great Wakering Primary Academy£6,302
#11Edward Francis Primary School£6,186
#12Riverside Primary School£6,044
#13Down Hall Primary School£6,032
#14Lift Ashingdon£5,876
#15Grove Wood Primary School£5,823
#16Lift Hockley£5,816
#17Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School£5,799
#18Rayleigh Primary School£5,639
#19Lift Westerings£5,303
#20Lift Plumberow£4,995

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