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Waverley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Maple Close, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 7QZ · waverleyprimary.org · 0191 267 4549
On the mapSearch near NE15 7QZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.7%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108453)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Waverley Primary School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108453), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108453)
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108453)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108453)