Academy converter · Sefton

Waterloo Primary School

2–11Ages
416Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150657URN

Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

102 applications for 56 places · 59th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

23 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Waterloo Primary School, URN 104870
16 November 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Waterloo Primary School, URN 104870

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 56 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Waterloo Primary School (URN 104870), the previous school.

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	56	102	1.8	49	0.88
Sep 2025	43	86	2.0	41	0.95
Sep 2024 *	46	90	2.0	40	0.87
Sep 2023 *	56	87	1.6	42	0.75
Sep 2022 *	38	75	2.0	32	0.84
Sep 2021 *	50	83	1.7	37	0.74
Sep 2020 *	55	87	1.6	40	0.73
Sep 2019 *	48	102	2.1	44	0.92
Sep 2018 *	60	97	1.6	43	0.72
Sep 2017 *	48	65	1.4	26	0.54
Sep 2016 *	45	76	1.7	34	0.76
Sep 2015 *	45	97	2.2	38	0.84
Sep 2014 *	55	105	1.9	46	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 64% · Maths 66% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%47th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	7%	104	101
2023/24	55%	2%	102	103
2022/23	43%	6%	103	100

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

Waterloo Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Good2024

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Sefton

2026

1.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Hatton Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Forefield Junior School
1.6 km · Sefton

Remains Good2021

76%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150657 · 343/2054
Trust: Mersey View Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 416 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Waterloo Primary School (URN 104870)
Address: Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LD
Local authority: Sefton

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