Walker Riverside Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.9%
31.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,301 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
208 of 265 families who put it first got an offer
219
Places offered
428
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 265 | 208 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 7 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 428 | 219 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 22 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Collier
- Address
- Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
- Phone
- 01912958660
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Walkergate · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145528
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 70% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
1,101 pupils · 1,301 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,145 pupils
Attendance
87.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.92 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 21.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 1 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 217 | 6% | 29% | 48% | |
| Mathematics | 211 | 6% | 29% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 209 | 6% | 35% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 188 | 1% | 24% | 38% | |
| History | 100 | 16% | 45% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 16% | 53% | 72% | |
| Geography | 70 | 4% | 23% | 40% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 14% | 18% | 34% | |
| Business | 37 | 3% | 24% | 41% | |
| French | 30 | 17% | 47% | 60% | |
| Biology | 22 | 27% | 73% | 91% | |
| Physics | 21 | 29% | 81% | 95% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 24% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.