Waterside Primary School
Eastwood Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3JS
473 pupils · 131% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 9 October 2024, published 17 November 2024. 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 77 | 107 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 85 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 65 | 98 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 107 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 83 | 115 | 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
- Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Northwood 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Co-op Academy Grove 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Co-op Academy Hamilton 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
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.