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Waterside Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored alternative provision academy
Daleacre Campus, Daleacre Drive, Bootle, Liverpool L30 2QQ · watersideacademy.co.uk · 0151 257 5985
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Pupils
- 84
- 70% of 120 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 73.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 37.1 | +20 |
| Other education | 5.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −8.5 |
| Employment | 8.6 | +2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 28.6 | −11.4 |
| Activity not captured | 17.1 | −8.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104849)
Ofsted
Waterside Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104849)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104849), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104849)
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104849)
Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104849)