Waterside Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 147653
- Address
- 317-319 Kingsland Road, E8 4DL
- Website
- https://www.watersidecst.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 401 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 41.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
African 29.2%
Other White 21.2%
Caribbean 12.7%
Mixed 12.4%
Other 8%
White British 6.2%
Other Black 3.7%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.71
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.34
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 89 |
| French | GCSE | 21 |
| Geography | GCSE | 28 |
| History | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Waterside Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 67 41 26 |
| Year 8 | 76 39 37 |
| Year 9 | 90 54 36 |
| Year 10 | 74 39 35 |
| Year 11 | 94 51 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 28.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 10.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.3% 1.0% |