Waterside Academy
Waterside Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 84 pupils and room for 120. About 74 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.
Daleacre Campus, Daleacre Drive, Bootle, Liverpool, L30 2QQ0151 257 5985watersideacademy.co.ukMr Jason Webb headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 16 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in serious weaknesses.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2020 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sefton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (58), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), language and communications needs (7), Specific learning difficulty (4), Moderate learning difficulty (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 84 | 87 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 74% | 67% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 28% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 9% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit Catholic Academy | Academy | 510 m | 151 | No overall grade 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| Netherton Moss Primary School | Council | 620 m | 223 | No overall grade 2025 | 11 | Compare |
| Litherland High School | Academy | 730 m | 761 | Good 2024 | 19 | Compare |
| Rowan Park School | Academy | 820 m | 325 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Litherland Moss Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.6 miles | 153 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| The Grange Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 288 | Good 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Hatton Hill Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 314 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Waterside Academy a good school?
Waterside Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in May 2023.
What is Waterside Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Waterside Academy inadequate at its last full inspection on 16 May 2023.
How many pupils does Waterside Academy have?
84 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 70% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Daleacre Campus, Daleacre Drive, Bootle, Liverpool, L30 2QQ
- Telephone
- 0151 257 5985
- Website
- www.watersideacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Webb
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Everton Multi Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward
- St Oswald
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150834 · LAESTAB 3431103 · UKPRN 10094947
- Formerly
- IMPACT
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.