Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
351 pupils · 70% of 500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Free school meals
- 65.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 14 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.39 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 18 | 120 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 32 | 180 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 31 | 156 | 42 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 91 | 28 | 144 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 64 | 14 | 122 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 94 | 12 | 169 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 97 | 20 | 157 | 32 |
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
- The Bridge Academy 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Haggerston School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- City of London Academy Islington 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oaklands School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.