Harewood Infant SchoolWaterwells Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.

Summary of the comparison

Harewood Infant School and Waterwells Primary Academy are primary schools in Gloucester.

  • Harewood Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Waterwells Primary Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Harewood Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harewood Infant School was judged Good and Waterwells Primary Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Waterwells Primary Academy (46.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harewood Infant School versus Waterwells Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GloucesterHarewood Infant SchoolGloucesterWaterwells Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking219th of 237 in Gloucestershire 116th of 237 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll227 335
Capacity270 420
LocationGloucester, GL4 0SS Gloucester, GL2 2FX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported59.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 357
Free school meals (ever 6)16.9% 31.2%
English as an additional language14.8% 24.1%
SEN support16.1% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% Stronger figure12.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harewood Infant School

Waterwells Primary Academy

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