Waterside Primary School
Eastwood Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
Headteacher: Mrs Louise WillisSchool website ↗Pupils: 470 (capacity: 360)Part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
67%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 80%·Maths 80%→All three 64%
Reading
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Writing
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Maths
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 60
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 85
- How many got their first choice?
- 57of 85 (67.1%)
- How many applied in total?
- 119
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
34.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
47.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
242 girls, 228 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 82% (2017/18), currently 64%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 58.0% | 3.0% | +0.9 | -0.6 | +3.7 |
| 2016/17 | 80.0% | 20.0% | +5.0 | +1.1 | +5.2 |
| 2017/18 | 82.0% | 14.0% | +2.8 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
| 2018/19 | 79.0% | 14.0% | -0.1 | +3.1 | +0.9 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0% | 7.0% | -0.3 | +2.8 | +1.3 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 64.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |