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Schools similar to Waterloo Primary Academy

Blackpool · ages 3 to 11 · URN 138300

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Showing the closest 10 of 5,731 eligible schools.

1Goddard Park Community Primary School

Swindon · ages 3 to 11 · URN136293

518 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Goddard Park Community Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals53.3% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English20.1% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.43% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.1 percentage points higher
  • 82 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02126. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01665.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00019.
  • Total pupils: difference 82 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01367.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Pinfold Primary School

Tameside · ages 3 to 11 · URN148686

376 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Pinfold Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals55.1% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English16.8% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.49% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1 percentage point higher
  • SEND: 4.84 percentage points lower
  • 224 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02807. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00855.
  • First language other than English: difference 1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00250.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.84 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00969.
  • Total pupils: difference 224 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03733.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3The Crescent Academy

Stoke-on-Trent · ages 3 to 11 · URN138551

708 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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The Crescent AcademyWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals60.7% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English13.4% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.54% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 5.8 percentage points lower
  • 108 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0295. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01665.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00600.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.8 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01159.
  • Total pupils: difference 108 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01525.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Park View Academy

Knowsley · ages 3 to 11 · URN142552

375 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Park View AcademyWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals60.8% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English16.5% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.2% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 2.13 percentage points lower
  • 225 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 23 April 2024 · published 17 May 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03062. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01710.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.13 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00427.
  • Total pupils: difference 225 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03750.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Boundary Primary School

Blackpool · ages 3 to 11 · URN150597

427 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Boundary Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals59.7% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English19% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND27.63% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 6.3 percentage points higher
  • 173 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03159. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01215.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00800.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 6.3 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01260.
  • Total pupils: difference 173 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02883.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Red Lane Primary School

Bolton · ages 3 to 11 · URN143030

475 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Red Lane Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals58.9% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English14.1% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND35.37% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 14.04 percentage points higher
  • 125 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 7 May 2025 · published 18 June 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0317. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00855.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00425.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 14.04 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02807.
  • Total pupils: difference 125 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02083.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Fair Furlong Primary School

Bristol, City of · ages 3 to 11 · URN109130

454 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Fair Furlong Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals57.7% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English11.5% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND23.35% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.01 percentage points higher
  • 146 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 January 2025 · published 10 February 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03226. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.01 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00403.
  • Total pupils: difference 146 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02433.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Devonshire Primary Academy

Blackpool · ages 3 to 11 · URN140128

451 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Devonshire Primary AcademyWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals61.4% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English20.6% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND25.5% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.17 percentage points higher
  • 149 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 26 November 2024 · published 12 January 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03496. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01980.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.17 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00833.
  • Total pupils: difference 149 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02483.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Crossacres Primary Academy

Manchester · ages 3 to 11 · URN140709

704 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Crossacres Primary AcademyWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals49.4% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English18.9% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND25.99% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 7.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.66 percentage points higher
  • 104 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 24 January 2023 · published 19 March 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03604. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 7.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.03420.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00775.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.66 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00932.
  • Total pupils: difference 104 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01477.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10The Willows Primary School

Manchester · ages 3 to 11 · URN139438

407 pupils / 600 at Waterloo Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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The Willows Primary SchoolWaterloo Primary Academy
Free school meals57.7% / 57%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English19.2% / 15.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND32.68% / 21.33%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 11.34 percentage points higher
  • 193 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 14 July 2026 · published 28 September 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 21 June 2022 · published 21 September 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03651. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00850.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 11.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02269.
  • Total pupils: difference 193 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03217.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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Waterloo Primary Academy

Blackpool · ages 3 to 11 · URN138300

KS2 cohort: 89 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Waterloo Primary Academy: published figures and their sources
MeasureWaterloo Primary Academy
Pupils6002025/26
Free school meals57%2025/26
First language other than English15.8%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)21.33%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard70%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard1%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence6.7426%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence20.55336%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 9 June 2026 · published 16 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 21 November 2023 · published 14 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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