Waterside Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Hackney
317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 09/02/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
351
Capacity used
Has space70%
500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer
46
Places offered
180
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 32 | 32 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 6 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 7 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 63 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 180 | 46 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amy Brown
- Address
- 317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
- Phone
- 02038707500
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Ward / constituency
- Haggerston · Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147653
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 66% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 42% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
351 pupils · 500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
27 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
09 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 418 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 78 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 79 | 24% | 57% | 66% | |
| Mathematics | 78 | 17% | 46% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 78 | 23% | 40% | 55% | |
| English Language | 78 | 12% | 40% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 78 | 24% | 63% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 27 | 0% | 4% | 11% | |
| French | 25 | 12% | 40% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 25 | 36% | 56% | 64% | |
| Drama | 24 | 4% | 21% | 29% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 17% | 43% | 61% | |
| Geography | 17 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 16 | 38% | 69% | 69% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hackney council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.