Waverley Primary Academy

Waverley Junior Academy has demonstrated a solid performance overall, achieving a good rating in quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. The school fosters an inclusive and welcoming environment where pupils are expected to show kindness and respect. With a focus on personal development, pupils engage in a range of activities that contribute positively to their growth, including charitable initiatives and interactions with the community. The early years provision is particularly noteworthy, with children being well-prepared for their transition to key stage 1.

Strengths

• Strong leadership foster a caring and inclusive school environment.
• Pupils exhibit excellent behaviour and engage positively in lessons.
• Outstanding personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Effective teaching of phonics and early reading skills.
• Well-planned early years curriculum that prepares children for future learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Record keeping processes for safeguarding need improvement for efficiency.
• Opportunities for pupils to develop subject-specific skills are less well established.

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 Waverley Primary Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Waverley Primary Academy 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 Waverley Primary Academy had 26.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Waverley Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 2024–25 Waverley Primary Academy received £6,078 and spent £6,173 for each of its 533 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £438,000 (£821 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Aston Community Education Trust, income was £7,762 and spending £7,726 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Waverley Primary Academy is part of Aston Community Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Aston Academy Sheffield
• Aughton Primary Academy Sheffield
• Springwood Primary Academy Sheffield
• Listerdale Primary Academy Rotherham
• Thurcroft Junior Academy Rotherham
• Lowedges Primary Academy Sheffield
• Swinton Academy Mexborough
• Brookfield Primary Academy Mexborough
• Temple Normanton Primary Academy Chesterfield
• Langwith Bassett Primary Academy Mansfield

What is Waverley Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Waverley Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Waverley Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Waverley Primary Academy was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Waverley Primary Academy have?

Waverley Primary Academy has 687 pupils on roll.

What age range does Waverley Primary Academy cover?

Waverley Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Waverley Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Waverley Primary Academy?

Waverley Primary Academy is at Waverley Walk, Rotherham, S60 8DD.