Waterfield Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 3–11

Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard: KS2 63% 63% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 63% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 2% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 104 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score: 104 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22: Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	65%[4]	2%[4]	105[4]	104[4]
2022/23	58%[5]	7%[5]	106[5]	104[5]
2018/19	54%[6]	4%[6]	103[6]	103[6]

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 6 May 2026[7]
Type: S5 Inspection[7]
Report published: 24 Jun 2026[7]
Inclusion: Strong standard[7]
Achievement: Expected standard[7]
Safeguarding standards: Met[7]
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard[7]
Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention[7]
Leadership and governance: Expected standard[7]
Early years (where applicable): Expected standard[7]
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard[7]

Earlier inspections
Inspection	Type	Overall
14 Jun 2022[8]	Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]	No overall grade[8]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 2.8 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Applications (any preference): 132 Entry Sept 2026[9]
First preferences: 47 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Places offered: 48 Entry Sept 2026[9]
First preferences per place: 1.0 Entry Sept 2026[9]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	119[9]	45[9]	50[9]	2.4[9]	0.9[9]
Entry Sept 2024	135[9]	47[9]	52[9]	2.6[9]	0.9[9]
Entry Sept 2023	125[9]	36[9]	43[9]	2.9[9]	0.8[9]
Entry Sept 2022	139[9]	41[9]	43[9]	3.2[9]	1.0[9]

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy converter[1]
Ages: 3–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 472[1]
Trust: THE COLLEGIATE TRUST[1]
Local authority: West Sussex[1]
Website: www.waterfieldprimary.co.uk [1]
District: Crawley [10]
Postcode: RH11 8RA[1]
URN: 145544[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 395 2024/25[11]
English as an additional language: 30.4% 2024/25[11]
SEN support: 18.5% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan: 3.3% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 31.7% 2024/25[11]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 65.3%[12]
Mixed: 12.9%[12]
Asian: 13.4%[12]
Black: 5.4%[12]
Any other ethnic group: 1.5%[12]
Unclassified: 1.5%[12]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.