Eastwood Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3JS
10 reasons to choose Waterside Primary School
Top line
Waterside Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Waterside Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 25 members of The Shaw Education Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Waterside Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Waterside Primary School ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 19% of schools.
The Waterside Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. The school’s ‘Encompass Curriculum’ emphasises cross-curricular learning. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Waterside Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Waterside Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.20pm.
Find another school near Waterside Primary School
Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (2.2 miles); Edenhurst Preparatory School (3.2 miles).
St Gregory’s Catholic Academy, Longton (2.8 miles); St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Trent Vale (2.9 miles); Greenways Primary Academy (3.3 miles).
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (2.2 miles); St Dominic’s Priory School (9.6 miles); Denstone College (20.8 miles).
St Joseph’s College (2.8 miles); Painsley Catholic College (9.9 miles); Alsager School (13.1 miles).