Waterman Primary School
Primary schoolWaterman Primary School is a primary school in Rochford, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 67 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 50% of pupils at Waterman Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 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 Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Holt Farm Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Holt Farm Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023590 m
- Poplar Adolescent UnitPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade680 m
- Rochford Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- The King Edmund SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochford
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).