Community school · North Tyneside

Riverside Primary School

3–11Ages
148Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108575URN

Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

26 applications for 17 places · 38th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.5; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.0; North Tyneside median median 2.0

This school
North Tyneside median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2025	17	28	1.7	18	1.06
Sep 2024	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2023	19	29	1.5	18	0.95
Sep 2022	26	40	1.5	27	1.04
Sep 2021	20	36	1.8	18	0.90
Sep 2020	22	31	1.4	14	0.64
Sep 2019	22	28	1.3	18	0.82
Sep 2018	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2017	17	43	2.5	14	0.82
Sep 2016	25	34	1.4	13	0.52
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2014	27	54	2.0	24	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 68% · Maths 64% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%27th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard32%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	14%	106	103
2023/24	61%	6%	104	102
2022/23	44%	4%	103	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Riverside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Waterville Primary School
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
0.9 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
0.9 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Percy Main Primary School
1.0 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Spring Gardens Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2021

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hadrian Primary School
1.8 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108575 · 392/2021
Capacity: 236 pupils · 148 on roll
Free school meals: 82.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQ
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources