Waterside Academy
Pupil referral and alternative provision schoolWaterside Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Sefton, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 84 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Netherton Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Litherland High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional)730 m
- Rowan Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024820 m
- Litherland Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.