Academy converter · Gateshead

Riverside Primary Academy

3–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138285URN

Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

69 applications for 34 places · 36th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Gateshead median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 34 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.7

This school
Gateshead 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	34	69	2.0	31	0.91
Sep 2025	37	68	1.8	37	1.00
Sep 2024	32	72	2.3	29	0.91
Sep 2023	46	72	1.6	39	0.85
Sep 2022	38	72	1.9	35	0.92
Sep 2021	32	75	2.3	30	0.94
Sep 2020	35	79	2.3	34	0.97
Sep 2019	37	72	2.0	36	0.97
Sep 2018	40	67	1.7	40	1.00
Sep 2017	45	73	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2016	44	65	1.5	37	0.84
Sep 2015	40	54	1.4	37	0.93
Sep 2014	37	54	1.5	38	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%30th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	3%	108	106
2023/24	73%	12%	108	107
2022/23	65%	4%	107	103

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
0.7 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Dunston Hill Community Primary School
1.0 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Johns Primary School
1.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Primary School
1.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
West Newcastle Academy
1.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138285 · 390/2220
Trust: Oak Learning Trust
Capacity: 289 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Dunston Riverside Community Primary School (URN 108367)
Address: Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
Local authority: Gateshead

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