Riverside Primary Academy
Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Bryony Parrish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oak Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 289
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 138285
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914601918
About this school
Riverside Primary Academy is a primary academy in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 302 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 41 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Riverside Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Primary Academy compares
Riverside Primary Academy ranked 31st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.4% | 30.4% | 302 | — |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston | 68% | 4.4% | 29.1% | 151 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 6.1% | 65.2% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Dunston Hill Community Primary School | 60% | 5% | 27% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| St Johns Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 71.6% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 45.8% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.43%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 10.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston0.4 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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St Michael's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Dunston Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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St Johns Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St Aidan's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
Riverside Primary Academy ranks 14th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Riverside Primary Academy teach?
- Riverside Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Riverside Primary Academy is Miss Bryony Parrish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Riverside Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Riverside Primary Academy?
- Riverside Primary Academy has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside Primary Academy full?
- Riverside Primary Academy has capacity for 289 pupils and 302 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Riverside Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Riverside Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riverside Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Riverside Primary Academy?
- Riverside Primary Academy is part of OAK LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riverside Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Riverside Primary Academy rank locally?
- Riverside Primary Academy ranked 31st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Riverside Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Riverside Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.