Waterside Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 317-319 Kingsland Road
 London E8 4DL
Telephone: 020 3870 7500
Previous Name: Hackney New School

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Hackney New School
Trust: Community Schools Trust
Sponsor: Community Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Amy Brown (since May 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Shuabur Rahman
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 33 / 3.33
Non-teaching Staff*: 19.17
Number of pupils: 374
Pupils Per Teacher: 11.3
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 60.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 57.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 93.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 85.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Hackney
Electoral Ward: De Beauvoir
School Number: 2044006

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 9th February 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Hackney New Primary School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Queensbridge Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre (0.4km) show on map
  4. The Bridge Academy (0.4km) show on map
  5. Rosemary Works School (0.6km) show on map
  6. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park (0.6km) show on map
  7. Hoxton Garden Primary (0.6km) show on map
  8. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  9. Shoreditch Park Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  10. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  11. Haggerston School (0.8km) show on map
  12. St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  13. Rotherfield Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  14. St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of... (1.0km) show on map
  15. Sebright School (1.0km) show on map
  16. The Children's House School (1.0km) show on map
  17. Gayhurst Community School (1.1km) show on map
  18. St Paul's Waldorf School (1.1km) show on map
  19. Columbia Market Nursery School (1.1km) show on map
  20. St Monica's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  21. Columbia Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  22. Thomas Fairchild Community School (1.2km) show on map
  23. London Fields Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  24. New Regent's College (1.3km) show on map
  25. The New North Academy (1.3km) show on map
  26. Virginia Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  27. Mulberry Academy Shoreditch (1.4km) show on map
  28. Newington Green Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  29. City of London Academy Islington (1.5km) show on map
  30. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School (1.5km) show on map
  31. Oaklands School (1.5km) show on map
  32. Richard Cloudesley School (1.5km) show on map
  33. Lawdale Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  34. The Excelsior Academy (1.5km) show on map
  35. Mossbourne Parkside Academy (1.5km) show on map
  36. Halley House School (1.5km) show on map
  37. St Matthias Church of England Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  38. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School (1.6km) show on map
  39. Princess May Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  40. St Mary's CofE Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  41. Mowlem Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  42. Central Foundation Boys' School (1.6km) show on map
  43. Shacklewell Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  44. Workers' Educational Association (1.6km) show on map
  45. Hanover Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  46. Brick Lane School (1.7km) show on map
  47. St Luke's CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  48. The ArtsXchange (1.7km) show on map
  49. William Davis Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  50. The Garden School (1.7km) show on map
  51. Mossbourne Community Academy (1.7km) show on map
  52. William Tyndale Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  53. The Urswick School (1.8km) show on map
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  64. Moreland Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  65. Stormont House School (2.0km) show on map
  66. Hague Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  67. Morningside Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  68. Globe Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  69. Thomas Buxton Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  70. Stewart Headlam Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  71. Laycock Primary School (2.1km) show on map
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  73. Lauriston School (2.1km) show on map
  74. The London Screen Academy (2.1km) show on map
  75. OMG Education (2.1km) show on map
  76. The Olive School, Hackney (2.1km) show on map
  77. Darul Hadis Latifiah (2.1km) show on map
  78. London Scandinavian School (2.1km) show on map
  79. St John and St James CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  80. Osmani Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  81. New River College Primary (2.2km) show on map
  82. Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre (2.2km) show on map
  83. City of London Primary Academy, Islington (2.2km) show on map
  84. Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (2.2km) show on map
  85. Betty Layward Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  86. The Bridge Integrated Learning Space (2.2km) show on map
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  88. Nightingale Primary School (2.2km) show on map
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  90. Gatehouse School (2.2km) show on map
  91. Dallington School (2.2km) show on map
  92. Thornhill Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  93. The City Academy, Hackney (2.3km) show on map
  94. Bangabandhu Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  95. Cardinal Pole Catholic School (2.3km) show on map
  96. Christ Church CofE School (2.3km) show on map
  97. Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (2.3km) show on map
  98. Swanlea School (2.3km) show on map
  99. Highbury Fields School (2.3km) show on map
  100. The Courtyard Islington (2.3km) show on map
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