Waverton Community Primary School

Waverton Community Primary School demonstrates strong overall performance, achieving well in national assessments, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school has prioritized early reading, which is reflected in above-average phonics screening check results. Pupils with special educational needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are supported effectively, and attendance rates are commendably high. However, there are areas needing attention, particularly in providing sufficiently challenging writing tasks for all pupils, which impacts depth of understanding.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics, with results above the national average.
• Early reading is prioritized with an effective systematic phonics programme.
• The school fosters a positive culture of safeguarding, ensuring pupils feel safe.
• High levels of attendance and well-managed behaviour create a conducive learning environment.
• Leaders are focused on continuous improvement and actively evaluate the school’s effectiveness.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not consistently challenge all pupils to achieve greater depth, especially in writing.
• Some low-level disruption occurs in lessons, impacting the learning environment.
• Interactions in early years do not consistently extend children's vocabulary or deepen their learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Waverton Community Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Waverton Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Waverton Community Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.1% of pupils at Waverton Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Waverton Community Primary School received £6,727 and spent £6,593 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£137 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Waverton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Waverton Community Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Waverton Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Waverton Community Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Waverton Community Primary School have?

Waverton Community Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Waverton Community Primary School cover?

Waverton Community Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Waverton Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Waverton Community Primary School?

Waverton Community Primary School is at Common Lane, Waverton, Common Lane Waverton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7QT.