Waterside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.057 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Waterside Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Waterside Primary School 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 | 2.057 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.057 miles away, the 22nd longest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 77 first-choice applications for 59 offers; all 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- 27.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 25.2 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent are 49% and 22.1.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastwood Road, Hanley, Eastwood Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 473 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “‘Empowering learners and enriching lives’ is more than a motto at Waterside Primary.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of the vibrant learning environment and the extensive opportunities they have to thrive at this school.”
- “Through a rich and diverse curriculum, the school enables pupils to develop their aspirations and achieve their potential.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2024 (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) | 64% | 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: 77 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
- Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Northwood 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Grove 0.6 mi Good
- St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Hamilton 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Etruscan Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published