Waverley Primary School
About the school
Waverley Primary School is an open primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 13 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 93%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 78%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 19%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
201
Girls
46.27%
Boys
53.73%
SEN support
37.81%
Education, health and care plan
1.99%
English as an additional language
9.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
44.81%
Overall absence
5.62
Persistent absence
18.45