Walker Riverside Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.932 miles
Published by Newcastle City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Walker Riverside Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Walker Riverside Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.932 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.969 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.122 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.932 miles from the school, the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 276 first-choice applications for 219 offers; 203 offers went to first-choice families and 73 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 1.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 9 Newcastle upon Tyne secondary schools.
- 22% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 1,101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend their school.”
- “Being a member of Dobson, Grainger or Stephenson (the three ‘schools within a school’) fosters pupils’ palpable sense of belonging.”
- “They feel safe and are well cared for.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need extra help to meet the school’s high expectations for their behaviour.”
- “Occasionally, some pupils’ behaviour falls below the standard expected.”
- “Pupils’ achievement in national assessments in 2023 was not strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 276 first-preference applications, 219 offers in total, 203 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Benfield School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jesmond Park Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- North East Futures UTC 3.0 mi Not judged
- Gosforth Academy 3.8 mi Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kenton School 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's High School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published