Waterside Primary School

General Information

Address: Eastwood Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
Phone: 01782234630
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Willis
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 473
School capacity: 360
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 128
% eligible for free school meals: 29.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.1%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 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

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,864 (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.

Ranked #53 of 61 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#51The Willows Primary School£6,007
#52Greenways Primary Academy£5,927
#53Waterside Primary School£5,864
#54St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy£5,836
#55Park Hall Academy£5,789

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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.

#1Abbey Hulton Primary School£8,618
#2St Matthews Church of England Academy£8,167
#3Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy£8,007
#4Carmountside Primary Academy£7,698
#5Harpfield Primary Academy£7,687
#6Kingsland CofE Academy£7,459
#7Holden Lane Academy£7,453
#8Co-op Academy Glebe£7,356
#9Sutherland Primary Academy£7,333
#10Our Lady's Catholic Academy£7,321
#11Christ Church CofE Primary Academy£7,317
#12Sandon Primary Academy£7,287
#13Summerbank Primary Academy£7,245
#14Goldenhill Primary Academy£7,172
#15Maple Court Academy£7,140
#16Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff£6,980
#17St Peter's Catholic Academy£6,887
#18St Mark's CofE Primary School£6,876
#19St Augustine's Catholic Academy£6,858
#20Newstead Primary Academy£6,856
#21New Ford Academy£6,828
#22Forest Park Primary School£6,825
#23St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School£6,823
#24Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy£6,810
#25St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy£6,805
#26Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy£6,786
#27St John's CofE (A) Primary School£6,769
#28Gladstone Primary Academy£6,753
#29St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,724
#30Eaton Park Academy£6,723
#31Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy£6,630
#32Saint Nathaniel's Academy£6,625
#33The Meadows Primary Academy£6,577
#34Etruscan Primary School£6,575
#35Heron Cross Primary School£6,564
#36Star Academy, Sandyford£6,529
#37Oakhill Primary School£6,516
#38St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School£6,436
#39St Marys Catholic Academy£6,394
#40Sneyd Academy£6,339
#41Sandford Hill Primary School£6,331
#42St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill£6,295
#43Packmoor Ormiston Academy£6,239
#44St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy£6,225
#45Ash Green Primary Academy£6,224
#46Milton Primary Academy£6,143
#47The Crescent Academy£6,135
#48Hillside Primary School£6,058
#49St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School£6,058
#50Priory CofE Academy£6,031
#51The Willows Primary School£6,007
#52Greenways Primary Academy£5,927
#53Waterside Primary School£5,864
#54St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy£5,836
#55Park Hall Academy£5,789
#56Mill Hill Primary Academy£5,780
#57St Gregory's Catholic Academy£5,690
#58Whitfield Valley Primary Academy£5,179
#59Smallthorne Primary Academy£5,139
#60Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy£4,889
#61Burnwood Primary Academy£3,092

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