Waycroft AcademyWhitchurch Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Waycroft Academy and Whitchurch Primary School are primary schools in Bristol.

  • Waycroft Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Whitchurch Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whitchurch Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Waycroft Academy was judged Good and Whitchurch Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 48.0% for Waycroft Academy and 65.0% for Whitchurch Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Waycroft Academy (51.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Whitchurch Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Waycroft Academy versus Whitchurch Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolWaycroft AcademyBristolWhitchurch Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking65th of 98 in Bristol 20th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll461 231
Capacity474 315
LocationBristol, BS14 8PS Bristol, BS14 0PT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census438 224
Free school meals (ever 6)17.7% 25.4%
English as an additional language7.3% 10.3%
SEN support14.4% 9.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure6.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.3% Stronger figure21.3% 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.

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.

Waycroft Academy

Whitchurch Primary School

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