Waterside Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
9.729 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Waterside Academy is a secondary school in London, Hackney for ages 11–16 (free schools). Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Waterside Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 9.729 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.337 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.466 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 9.729 miles away, the 2nd longest of 13 Hackney secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was further than in 2025 and 2023, and the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 28 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above: 41% of pupils (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 351 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Waterside Academy value being part of a small community, where staff know them well.”
- “Staff understand pupils’ individual needs.”
- “They help them settle quickly so that they feel they belong.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain their highly effective approaches to providing all pupils, including those who face additional barriers, with a high-quality education, making adjustments and enhancements to the school's provision across all areas as needed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 18 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- The Bridge Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haggerston School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Excelsior Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Mossbourne Community Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published