Academy sponsor led · Gloucestershire

Waterwells Primary Academy

3–11Ages
335Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139693URN

Boulmer Avenue, Kingsway, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2FX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

92 applications for 42 places · 79th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

92 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

This school
Gloucestershire 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	42	92	2.2	42	1.00
Sep 2025	23	78	3.4	21	0.91
Sep 2024	31	83	2.7	30	0.97
Sep 2023	35	88	2.5	31	0.89
Sep 2022	48	96	2.0	47	0.98
Sep 2021	32	98	3.1	30	0.94
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2019	59	125	2.1	67	1.14
Sep 2018	60	136	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2017	60	164	2.7	88	1.47
Sep 2016	59	181	3.1	84	1.42
Sep 2015	60	125	2.1	54	0.90
Sep 2014	55	115	2.1	57	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%123rd of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	2%	106	105
2023/24	38%	0%	105	101
2022/23	46%	2%	103	101

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

Waterwells Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
0.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Harewood Infant School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Harewood Junior School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

81%met the SATs standard
Field Court Junior School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

71%met the SATs standard
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Willow Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Beech Green Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hunts Grove Primary Academy
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 69%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139693 · 916/2019
Trust: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 335 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Address: Boulmer Avenue, Kingsway, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2FX
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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