Riverside Primary Academy is a primary school located in Gateshead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Colliery Road, Gateshead

School Information

Address: Colliery Road, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
Website: www.riversideprimaryacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01914601918
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Goodfellow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138285

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 307
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 147

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 5.4 Confidence interval 2.8 to 8
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2 to 2.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 973 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 1,636 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD
4out of 4 1,953 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Primary Academy
Colliery Road , Dunston NE11 9DX
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School
Ellison Road , Dunston NE8 2QU
3out of 4 775 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's RC Primary School
Clumber Street North , Elswick NE4 7RE
1out of 4 1,075 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dunston Hill Community Primary School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 1,080 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Johns Primary School
Teindland Close , Benwell NE4 8HE
3out of 4 1,470 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 999 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 1,903 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS
- not rated 2,311 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 1,698 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 2,509 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road , NE8 2EP
4out of 4 1,536 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bahr Academy
72 Sceptre Street , NE4 6PR
- not rated 1,795 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Emmanuel College
Consett Road , Lobley Hill NE11 0AN
4out of 4 2,201 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 2,509 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street , NE8 1HG
- not rated 2,516 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.