Walker Riverside Academy
About the school
Walker Riverside Academy is an open secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 September 2024
- Published
- 10 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.5
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 21.90%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.50%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 41.60%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 41.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.08
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 3.93
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1123
Girls
48.00%
Boys
52.00%
SEN support
18.88%
Education, health and care plan
3.56%
English as an additional language
16.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
68.12%
Overall absence
12.09
Persistent absence
31.79
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
216
Sustained education or employment
77%
Education
70%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
15%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
16
Sustained education or employment
69%
Higher education
13%
Further education
25%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
13%