Waterside School

State-Funded School

waterside-school-greenwich-london

LondonRegion

GreenwichLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

SE18 7NBPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Waterside School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–11, located in Greenwich, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 45 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 9%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

67%

Black

16%

Mixed

18%

Pupils

Total Pupils

84%Boys

16%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

78%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 45
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.