Waterside Academy, London | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Waterside Academy

317-319 Kingsland Road, London E8 4DL

https://www.watersidecst.org/

Waterside Academy is a non-selective free school. It has about 400 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In February 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Community Schools Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Haggerston School, The Excelsior Academy, Forest Gate Community School, Cumberland Community School and University Technical College Norfolk.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Admissions and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		The Bridge Academy
0.4		City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
0.5		Haggerston School
0.9		Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
0.9		City of London Academy Islington
0.9		Oaklands School
0.9		The Excelsior Academy
1.0		Central Foundation Boys' School
1.1		Mossbourne Community Academy
1.1		The Urswick School
1.1		City of London Academy Highbury Grove
1.4		Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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