Waterwells Primary Academy
Boulmer Avenue, Gloucester, GL2 2FX
335 pupils · 80% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2022, published 17 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 42 | 92 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 78 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 30 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 31 | 88 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 47 | 96 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 30 | 98 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 62 | 116 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 67 | 125 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsway Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harewood Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Harewood Infant School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Field Court Junior School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Field Court Church of England Infant Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Willow Primary Academy 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.