Waterloo Primary School is a primary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Worthington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9NA
Website: http://www.waterloo.tameside.sch.uk
Telephone: 01613301280
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Damian Harris
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144698

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 183

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.1
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterloo Primary School
Worthington Street , OL7 9NA
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Oldham Road , OL7 9ND
4out of 4 248 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
Elgin Street , OL7 9DD
2out of 4 768 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Norman Road , OL6 8QG
3out of 4 1,191 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Kenyon Street , OL6 7DU
3out of 4 1,213 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 1,799 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Laurus Ryecroft
Lumb Lane , Droylsden M43 7LJ
- not rated 2,205 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road , OL6 8BH
4out of 4 2,414 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP
3out of 4 2,863 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue , Failsworth M35 9HA
2out of 4 3,150 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 2,238 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road , OL6 9RL
- not rated 2,318 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greater Manchester Alternative Provision
87 Blandford Street , Ashton Under Lyne ol6 7hw
- not rated 1,307 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Safe Start Education
1,2 and 4 Henry Square Chambers , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 7ST
- not rated 1,685 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Samuel Laycock School
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 1,833 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawrence House
The Coach House , Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ
- not rated 2,648 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
New Bridge School
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PH
4out of 4 2,991 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.