Walker Riverside Academy is a secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Website: www.walker.academy
Telephone: 01912958660
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mike Collier
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145528

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1301
Number of Pupils: 1145
Number of Boys: 580
Number of Girls: 565

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.23
Of the 207 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.16
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ
4out of 4 1,658 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Sue Hedley Nursery School
Campbell Park Road , NE31 1QY
4out of 4 2,562 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4HQ
- not rated 301 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tyneview Primary School
Winslow Place , Off Titan Road NE6 3QP
3out of 4 864 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Carville Primary School
The Avenue , NE28 6AX
3out of 4 946 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Walkergate Community School
Sutton Street , Walkergate NE6 4SD
3out of 4 973 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Western Community Primary School
Rutland Road , NE28 8QL
4out of 4 1,392 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU
3out of 4 1,461 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Burnside College
St Peter's Road , NE28 7LQ
2out of 4 2,459 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Campbell Park Road , NE31 2QU
3out of 4 2,819 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Mill Lane , NE31 2ET
2out of 4 3,010 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED
4out of 4 250 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Keelman's Way School
Campbell Park Road , NE31 1QY
3out of 4 2,670 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Groundwork South Tyneside and Newcastle
Eco Centre, Windmill Way , NE31 1HG
- not rated 2,799 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW
3out of 4 3,220 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.