Waterwells Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Waterwells Primary Academy is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Waterwells Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 4 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 6 of the 11 earlier years.
Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
In 2024/25 the reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Boulmer Avenue, Kingsway, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2FX
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 335 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 5 October 2022

Strengths

“Leaders have built a positive, inclusive culture at Waterwells.”
“The school’s core values to be kind, honest, responsible and respectful are central to learning and pupils’ personal development.”
“Staff model positive relationships and have high expectations of pupils.”

To improve

“Where this is the case, teachers do not have the same strength of subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum as well as in mathematics and reading.”
“However, sometimes teachers do not use the information well to help pupils with SEND to keep up or catch up.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	59%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Kingsway Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Harewood Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Harewood Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
Field Court Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Willow Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Beech Green Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Hunts Grove Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published