Riverside Primary Academy

State-Funded School

riverside-primary-academy-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE11 9DXPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Riverside Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 302 pupils. Riverside Primary Academy is part of Oak Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

302

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 302
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Oak Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
8 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.