Community school · North Tyneside

Waterville Primary School

3–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108571URN

Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

38 applications for 23 places · 30th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 3 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
3 March 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 1.1; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 1.7; North Tyneside median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	38	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2025	26	45	1.7	27	1.04
Sep 2024	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2023	22	39	1.8	23	1.05
Sep 2022	29	42	1.5	31	1.07
Sep 2021	30	45	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	49	1.6	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2018	29	38	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2017	29	33	1.1	28	0.97
Sep 2016	29	38	1.3	23	0.79
Sep 2015	30	50	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	51	1.7	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%31st of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	7%	101	103
2023/24	74%	15%	106	106
2022/23	75%	13%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Waterville Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Spring Gardens Primary School
0.8 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2021

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
0.9 km · North Tyneside

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hadrian Primary School
1.4 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Percy Main Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108571 · 392/2004
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 64.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6SL
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources