Waterside Academy
Special / other · Liverpool · L30 2QQ
Inadequate
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes
Inspected 16 May 2023
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84 pupils · 70% of 120 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 73.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 27.6% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 9.2% of pupils
- Website
- www.watersideacademy.co.uk
- URN
- 150834
Staffing
Pupils per qualified teacher
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.