Walker Riverside Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne).
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Nearby schools
nearest first41 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2017, previous school) |
| Sir Charles Parsons SchoolFoundation special | 0.3 mi | Special | 214 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015) |
| Tyneview Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 257 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Carville AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | - | - |
| Walkergate Community SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 616 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| Western Community Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.7 mi | Primary | 440 | Good, 2024 |
| Benfield SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 819 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Monkchester Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 125 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| West Walker Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 193 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2014, previous school) |
| Welbeck AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 459 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Richardson Dees Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.1 mi | Primary | 206 | Good, 2022 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, WallsendAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 190 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Central Walker Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 447 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| St Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 239 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, HebburnAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2019, previous school) |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017, previous school) |
| Burnside CollegeFoundation | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 995 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Chillingham Road Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.3 mi | Primary | 242 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Keelman's Way SchoolFoundation special | 1.4 mi | Special | 194 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| The Sue Hedley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.4 mi | Nursery | 71 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 162 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 208 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Ravenswood Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.5 mi | Primary | 598 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Byker Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 391 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Good |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 456 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Groundwork South and North TynesideSpecial post 16 institution | 1.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 857 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Toner Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 512 | Good, 2022 |
| Redesdale Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 324 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 401 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 181 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Bill Quay Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 252 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Joseph's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,377 | Good, 2022 |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, HebburnAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 160 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, PelawAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 171 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2017, previous school) |
| Beacon Hill SchoolFoundation special | 1.8 mi | Special | 244 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, WallsendAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 330 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Hotspur Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.9 mi | Primary | 440 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Jesmond Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 2,092 | Good, 2022 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 162 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 200
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