OFSTED
27 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 February 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
24 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hackney
Trust
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
351
351 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
161
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
190
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.0 pts
above England
School
65.8%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.7 pts
above England
School
41.0%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
28.5%
100
Any other White background
19.9%
70
Caribbean
14.8%
52
Any other ethnic group
8.5%
30
Any other Mixed background
8.3%
29
White British
6.3%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.3%
50 of
351 pupils
6.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.6
5.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.04 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.62 pts
higher than
England
School
7.84%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.02 pts
higher than
England
School
25.84%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.07%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.26 pts
higher than
England
School
4.07%
Hackney
1.36%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.2%
22.1 pts
below England
Waterside Academy
70.2%
Hackney
85.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.