Walker Riverside Academy
Secondary schoolWalker Riverside Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,101 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Walker Riverside Academy was 37.1, against 43.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 46.2 in England.
29.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.1 | 43.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.7% | 45.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44.8% | 61.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 212 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Sir Charles Parsons SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 2024230 m
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- Tyneview Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Carville AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed860 m
- Walkergate Community SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Western Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
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).