Waterloo Primary School
Primary schoolWaterloo Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 23 February 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Waterloo Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Merchant Taylors' SchoolsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file620 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional)950 m
- St. Mary's CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Olsen House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).