Side by side
Horizon Academy and Waterside School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Horizon Academy takes ages 5 to 16; Waterside School takes ages 5 to 11.
- Horizon Academy has 78 pupils; Waterside School has 45.
- The two schools are 3.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Horizon Academy | Waterside School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 5 to 16 DfE register | 5 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 78 DfE register | 45 DfE register |
| Borough | Newham DfE register | Greenwich DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 2 November 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 May 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 45% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 60.3% DfE register | 77.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 17.4% school census 2024/25 | 2.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 1.4% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 4.9 DfE workforce census | 3.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 25.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 14.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.