Waterloo Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Waterloo Primary School, inspected in February 2022.

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 Waterloo Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 3.4% of pupils at Waterloo 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 Waterloo Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.4% 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, 16.1% of pupils at Waterloo Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 43 pupils.

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 Waterloo Primary School received £10,047 and spent £9,371 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £458,000 (£1,047 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Mersey View Learning Trust, income was £9,566 and spending £9,571 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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Waterloo Primary School is part of Mersey View Learning Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Liverpool
• Forefield Junior School Liverpool
• Valewood Primary School Liverpool
• Chesterfield High School Liverpool
• Rowan Park School Liverpool

What is Waterloo Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Waterloo Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, Waterloo Primary School.

When was Waterloo Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Waterloo Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Waterloo Primary School have?

Waterloo Primary School has 416 pupils on roll.

What age range does Waterloo Primary School cover?

Waterloo Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Waterloo Primary School?

Waterloo Primary School is at Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 0LD.