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Alternative provision · L30 · Liverpool

Waterside Academy

Daleacre Campus, Daleacre Drive, Liverpool, L30 2QQ

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EVERTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedInadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance (2024/25)Not published
Attainment (2024/25)–
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils84

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Report published 10 Jul 2023.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in L30. Where we have them, council (Sefton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
84
Free school meals
73.8%
22.4% above district average (51.4%)

Also: Sefton 25.5% · England 24%

SEN
36.8%

Also: Sefton 22.2% · England 19.6%

EAL
0%
7.8% below district average (7.8%)
Attendance
Not published

Also: Sefton 92.6% · England 93.4%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the L30 average; the darker bar is this school. SEN is not compared with the district average for special, pupil referral or alternative provision schools, because almost all pupils have identified needs.

Attainment
–

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
120
Pupils on roll
84

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Sefton page.

SEN support

SEN %
36.8%

This school is set up for pupils with special educational needs or who need alternative provision. The SEN percentage is usually near 100% by design. Ask the SENCO what support looks like day to day.

Schools near Waterside Academy

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in L30 · Schools in Sefton

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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