Waterside School
Robert Street, London, SE18 7NB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Meic Griffiths
- Federation
- Imperium Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 48
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 133401
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083177659
About this school
Waterside School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Waterside School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 10% | 45% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 10% | 45% | 27% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 30% | 45% | 18% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | 100.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Waterside School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 81.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 54.55%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Waterside School teach?
- Waterside School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Waterside School?
- The headteacher of Waterside School is Mr Meic Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Waterside School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterside School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Waterside School?
- Waterside School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Waterside School full?
- Waterside School has capacity for 48 pupils and 45 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Waterside School a faith school?
- No. Waterside School has no designated religious character.
- Is Waterside School part of an academy trust?
- Waterside School is part of the Imperium Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Waterside School have?
- The schools register lists Waterside School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Waterside School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Waterside School's absence rate?
- Waterside School's overall absence rate is 14.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterside School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterside School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.