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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE11 9DXRiverside Primary Academy
Primary

Riverside Primary Academy

Primary

Gateshead · Gateshead · NE11 9DX www.riversideprimaryacademy.org.uk/

Pupils
314
cap. 289
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
314
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
314
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Riverside Primary Academy · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
-5pp
85%75%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
3%
-9pp
22%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
51%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
314
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
Local authority
Gateshead
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%3%86%46%78%11%78%38%81%92%108.0106.0109.031%314
2023/2473%12%85%41%85%15%78%34%88%85%108.0107.0108.028%315
2022/2365%4%85%40%83%10%67%21%85%83%107.0103.0107.0+1.50+1.30-0.8025%327
2018/1983%22%91%52%83%22%91%43%87%91%110.0108.0109.0+5.40+0.30+2.5021%285
2017/1885%15%96%44%85%26%93%37%93%96%109.0107.0109.0+5.50+2.60+4.3018%282
2016/1776%17%83%52%86%24%83%38%83%86%108.0105.0109.0+5.50+2.70+2.5018%274

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531421.731%26%30%4%11%
2023/2431518.028%26%29%5%11%
2022/2332720.525%28%29%5%17%
2021/2232421.525%25%27%6%14%
2020/2130721.222%23%26%
2018/1928520.621%22%32%4%8%
2017/1828219.918%22%32%4%8%
2016/1727417.218%18%34%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.