Walker Riverside Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Waverdale Avenue
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE6 4AW
Telephone: 0191 295 8660

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Walker Technology College
Trust: Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Sponsor: Tyne Coast Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Gareth Smith (since April 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Mike Collier
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 80.6 / 31.94
Non-teaching Staff*: 55.01
Number of pupils: 1109
Pupils Per Teacher: 13.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 65.70% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 28.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 22.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Walkergate
School Number: 3914450

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th September 2024 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (0.4km) show on map
  2. Sir Charles Parsons School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Tyneview Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Carville Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Walkergate Community School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Western Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Benfield School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Monkchester Road Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  9. West Walker Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Welbeck Academy (1.6km) show on map
  11. Richardson Dees Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy (1.8km) show on map
  13. St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (1.8km) show on map
  14. Central Walker Church of England Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  15. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (1.9km) show on map
  16. St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn (2.0km) show on map
  17. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Burnside College (2.2km) show on map
  19. Chillingham Road Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  20. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  21. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (2.3km) show on map
  22. Ravenswood Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  23. The Sue Hedley Nursery School (2.4km) show on map
  24. Keelman's Way School (2.4km) show on map
  25. Byker Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  26. Hebburn Lakes Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  27. Groundwork South and North Tyneside (2.5km) show on map
  28. Hebburn Comprehensive School (2.5km) show on map
  29. Toner Avenue Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  30. Redesdale Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  31. Wallsend Jubilee Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  32. St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  33. Bill Quay Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  34. St Joseph's Catholic Academy (2.7km) show on map
  35. St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn (2.8km) show on map
  36. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw (2.8km) show on map
  37. Beacon Hill School (2.9km) show on map
  38. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend (2.9km) show on map
  39. Hotspur Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  40. Jesmond Park Academy (3.1km) show on map
  41. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  42. Cragside Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  43. Stephenson Memorial Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  44. Benton Park Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  45. Wardley Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  46. Bede Burn Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  47. Brandling Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  48. The Drive Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  49. Battle Hill Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  50. Bede Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  51. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (3.5km) show on map
  52. Churchill Community College (3.6km) show on map
  53. Denbigh Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  54. Heworth Grange School (3.7km) show on map
  55. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (3.7km) show on map
  56. Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  57. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  58. Ateres Girls High School (3.8km) show on map
  59. Jarrow School (3.8km) show on map
  60. Gateshead College (3.8km) show on map
  61. Clervaux Nursery School (3.8km) show on map
  62. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow (3.9km) show on map
  63. Newcastle Preparatory School (4.0km) show on map
  64. Dunn Street Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  65. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow (4.0km) show on map
  66. Royal Grammar School (4.0km) show on map
  67. Valley View Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  68. Falla Park Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Lingey House Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  70. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (4.1km) show on map
  71. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (4.1km) show on map
  72. Silverdale School (4.1km) show on map
  73. West Jesmond Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  74. Balliol Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  75. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  76. St Mary's Catholic School (4.2km) show on map
  77. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (4.2km) show on map
  78. XP Gateshead (4.3km) show on map
  79. Percy Hedley Hedleys College (4.3km) show on map
  80. Hadrian Park Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  81. Northern Counties School (4.3km) show on map
  82. White Mere Community Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  83. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.4km) show on map
  84. Windy Nook Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  85. Carr Hill Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  86. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.6km) show on map
  87. South Street Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  88. Longbenton High School (4.7km) show on map
  89. Benton Dene Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  90. Benton Dene School (4.7km) show on map
  91. Keser Girls School (4.7km) show on map
  92. Keser Torah Boys' School (4.7km) show on map
  93. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow (4.7km) show on map
  94. Fellgate Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  95. South Gosforth First School (4.7km) show on map
  96. Hopespring Newcastle (4.7km) show on map
  97. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  98. Haskel School (4.8km) show on map
  99. North East Futures UTC (4.8km) show on map
  100. Ivy Road Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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