Riverside Primary Academy
Primary schoolRiverside Primary Academy is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 302 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Riverside Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, DunstonPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Kingsmeadow Community SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)910 m
- St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Dunston Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Johns Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Eslington Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 20221.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).