Secondary
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 351 of 500 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
41%
44.6
116th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 |
| Entered the EBacc | 39% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 60% |
| 24/25 | 41% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.19 |
| 22/23 | +0.71 |
| 23/24 | +1.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.2 |
| 22/23 | 46.0 |
| 23/24 | 48.2 |
| 24/25 | 44.6 |
317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hackney admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Amy Brown
- Address
- 317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
- Telephone
- 02038707500