Riverside Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Gateshead
Riverside Primary Academy is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 302 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Riverside Primary Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Leaders and staff have created an ethos where kindness and a sense of fairness prevail.”
- “Pupils are friendly and supportive of each other.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum areas the curriculum does not set out clearly what pupils will know and remember and the checks made on this are inconsistent.”
- “This limits the school’s understanding of pupils’ progression through the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Gateshead published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brighton Avenue Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lobley Hill Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Swalwell Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published