Waterman Primary SchoolCanewdon Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Waterman Primary School and Canewdon Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Rochford.

  • Waterman Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Canewdon Church of England Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Waterman Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Waterman Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Canewdon Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Waterman Primary School and 59.0% for Canewdon Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Waterman Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Waterman Primary School versus Canewdon Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochfordWaterman Primary SchoolRochfordCanewdon Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking251st of 430 in Essex Stronger figure392nd of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll53 101
Capacity105 157
LocationRochford, SS4 1QF Rochford, SS4 3QA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 59.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census53 101
Free school meals (ever 6)63.4% 19.8%
English as an additional language1.9% 3.0%
SEN support28.3% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan7.5% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% Stronger figure8.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence28.6% 16.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Waterman Primary School

Canewdon Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Waterman Primary School · Canewdon Church of England Primary School