Riverside Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Colliery Road
 Dunston
 Gateshead
 Tyne and Wear NE11 9DX
Telephone: 0191 460 1918

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Dunston Riverside Community Primary School
Trust: Oak Learning Trust
Sponsor: Oak Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Bryony Parrish (since February 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Ailsa Taylor
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 14.08 / 9.15
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.51
Number of pupils: 314
Pupils Per Teacher: 22.3
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 28.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 54.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 28.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 37.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Gateshead
Constituency: Gateshead
Electoral Ward: Dunston and Teams
School Number: 3902220

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th December 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (0.7km) show on map
  2. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Kingsmeadow Community School (1.1km) show on map
  5. St Johns Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Hawthorn Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Ashfield Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  9. Eslington Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  10. NCG (1.5km) show on map
  11. Bahr Academy (1.6km) show on map
  12. St Paul's CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  13. Bensham Grove Nursery School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  15. West Newcastle Academy (1.8km) show on map
  16. Atkinson Road Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  17. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  18. North East Futures UTC (2.0km) show on map
  19. Brighton Avenue Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  20. Canning Street Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  21. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (2.1km) show on map
  22. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (2.1km) show on map
  23. Lobley Hill Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  24. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (2.2km) show on map
  25. Emmanuel College (2.2km) show on map
  26. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (2.2km) show on map
  27. Moorside Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  28. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  29. Trinity Academy Newcastle (2.3km) show on map
  30. Trinity Solutions Academy (2.3km) show on map
  31. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (2.3km) show on map
  32. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  33. Wingrove Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  34. Haskel School (2.4km) show on map
  35. Swalwell Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  36. Caedmon Community Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  37. Hadrian School (2.5km) show on map
  38. Keser Girls School (2.5km) show on map
  39. Bridgewater Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  40. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (2.5km) show on map
  41. Keser Torah Boys' School (2.6km) show on map
  42. Front Street Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  43. Washingwell Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  44. Gibside School (2.8km) show on map
  45. Dame Allan's Schools (2.9km) show on map
  46. South Street Community Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  47. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  48. Sacred Heart Catholic High School (3.0km) show on map
  49. Gateshead College (3.1km) show on map
  50. Sacred Heart Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  51. St Cuthbert's High School (3.2km) show on map
  52. Whickham School (3.2km) show on map
  53. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  54. Dryden School (3.5km) show on map
  55. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell (3.5km) show on map
  56. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  57. Fellside Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  58. Excelsior Academy (3.7km) show on map
  59. Royal Grammar School (3.7km) show on map
  60. Kells Lane Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  61. River Tyne Academy Gateshead (3.7km) show on map
  62. Newcastle Preparatory School (3.7km) show on map
  63. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.8km) show on map
  64. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (3.8km) show on map
  65. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary ... (3.8km) show on map
  66. Bede Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  67. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (3.9km) show on map
  68. Carr Hill Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  69. Grace College (4.0km) show on map
  70. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (4.0km) show on map
  71. Hotspur Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  72. Northern Counties School (4.1km) show on map
  73. Oakfield Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  74. Oakfield Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  75. Clover Hill Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  76. Glynwood Community Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  77. Broadwood Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  78. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  79. West Jesmond Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  80. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  81. Byker Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  82. Waverley Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  83. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close (4.4km) show on map
  84. The Cedars Academy (4.5km) show on map
  85. Brandling Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  86. Falla Park Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  87. Blaydon West Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  88. Wyndham Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  89. Westfield School (4.7km) show on map
  90. Hilton Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  91. Lemington Riverside Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  92. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  93. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (4.8km) show on map
  94. Furrowfield School (5.0km) show on map
  95. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (5.0km) show on map
  96. Parkhead Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  97. Ateres Girls High School (5.1km) show on map
  98. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon (5.1km) show on map
  99. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (5.1km) show on map
  100. Chillingham Road Primary School (5.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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