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Walker Riverside Academy

Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
England
NE64AW

📞 phone: 01912 958660

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Gareth Smith

🌍 web: www.walker.academy

1192 pupils mixed gender
1301 pupils capacity: 92% full

607 boys 51%

585 girls 49%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
145528
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4450
Open date
1. March 2018
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 429182, Northing: 565232
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 54.981, Longitude: -1.5456
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
15. June 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
North East › Newcastle upon Tyne East › Walkergate
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
59.00
Trust
TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10066995

School governors

  • Mr Robert James Whitelaw, Local Governor
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2022)
  • Mr Gordon Smith, Local Governor
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2022)
  • Mrs Andrea Welch, Local Governor
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2022)
  • Mr Shaun Dunlop, Local Governor
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2022)
  • Mrs Pam Dodds, Local Governor
    (4. March 2020—3. March 2024)
  • Mr Steven Shiel, Local Governor
    (4. March 2020—3. March 2024)
  • Mr Don Smith, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2026)
  • Mr John Gichuhi, Local Governor
    (22. July 2020—21. July 2024)
  • Mrs Vashti Sergison, Local Governor
    (1. April 2022—31. March 2026)
  • Mrs Lisa Akhtar, Local Governor
    (1. April 2022—1. February 2023)
  • Mr Robert Whitelaw, Local Governor
    (16. July 2018—15. July 2026)
  • Mr Gordon Smith, Local Governor
    (16. July 2022—15. July 2026)
  • Mr Gareth Smith, Local Governor
    (25. April 2022—None)
  • Mr Shaun Dunlop, Local Governor
    (16. September 2022—15. September 2026)
  • Mrs Andrea Welch, Local Governor
    (20. September 2022—19. September 2026)
  • Ms Alla Maistrenko, Local Governor
    (21. September 2022—13. March 2023)
  • Mr Alan Goundry, Local Governor
    (21. October 2022—20. October 2026)
  • Ms Kristina Jackson, Local Governor
    (31. March 2023—30. March 2027)
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Schools nearby

  1. Walker Technology College, NE64AW (1094 pupils)
  2. Walker Riverside Academy, NE64AW (1192 pupils)
  3. 0.1 miles Sir Charles Parsons School, NE64ED (211 pupils)
  4. 0.2 miles St Alban's RC Primary School, NE64HQ (219 pupils)
  5. 0.2 miles St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker, NE64HQ (220 pupils)
  6. 0.3 miles Walkerdene School, NE64ED
  7. 0.4 miles Walkergate Early Years Centre, NE64XW
  8. 0.5 miles Tyneview Primary School, NE63QP (285 pupils)
  9. 0.5 miles Carville Primary School, NE286AX (197 pupils)
  10. 0.5 miles Tyneview Primary School, NE63QP (289 pupils)
  11. 0.6 miles Walkergate Community School, NE64SD (718 pupils)
  12. 0.6 miles Walkergate Infant School, NE64SD
  13. 0.6 miles Walkergate Community School, NE64SD (676 pupils)
  14. 0.7 miles Western First School, NE288PY
  15. 0.7 miles Western Middle School, NE288PY
  16. 0.8 miles Benfield School, NE64NU (571 pupils)
  17. 0.8 miles Western Community Primary School, NE288QL (450 pupils)
  18. 0.8 miles Newcastle Bridges School, NE64NW (331 pupils)
  19. 0.8 miles Benfield School, NE64NU (1046 pupils)
  20. 0.9 miles Monkchester Road Nursery School, NE62LJ (144 pupils)
  21. 0.9 miles Wharrier Street Primary School, NE53HY
  22. 0.9 miles Wharrier Street Infant School, NE53HY
  23. 1 mile Welbeck Primary School, NE62QL
  24. 1 mile West Walker Primary School, NE63XW (227 pupils)
  25. 1 mile Welbeck Academy, NE62QL (440 pupils)

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