Waterside Primary Academy

Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Chesham, HP5 1QU

Local ranking35th of 180 primary schools in Buckinghamshire

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

242

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Waterside Primary Academy (URN 144341) since 1 March 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 34.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 63.0%
Writing (Expected): 59.0%
Maths (Expected): 41.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 53.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 97.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 102.0
Cohort Size: 32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 199
Boys: 108 (54%)
Girls: 91 (46%)
Capacity: 242 (82% full)
SEND: 25.1%
FSM Eligible: 36.0%
EAL: 17.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.5%
SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.3
Budget per Pupil: £8,612/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 20.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: Not applicable
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 68.4%
Asian Indian: 8.2%
White Other: 4.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 4.6%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.6%
Asian Pakistani: 3.6%
Mixed Other: 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%

68.4%

White British

8.2%

Asian Indian

4.6%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01494786608

office@Watersideprimaryacademy.org

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Blackhorse Avenue

Chesham, South East

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Administrative

URN: 149097
UKPRN: 10090414
Establishment No.: 2054
Trust: KINGS EDUCATION TRUST

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