Burnside CollegeWalker Riverside Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Burnside College and Walker Riverside Academy are secondary schools.
Burnside College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Walker Riverside Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Burnside College is ahead on our composite score.
Burnside College was judged Good and Walker Riverside Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Burnside College and 35.5 for Walker Riverside Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Burnside College (48.8 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Walker Riverside Academy (39.6 in 2021-22, 35.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WallsendBurnside College | Newcastle-upon-TyneWalker Riverside Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | F38/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 15 in North Tyneside | 12th of 17 in Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 959 | 1,123 | |
| Capacity | 1,266 | 1,301 | |
| Location | Wallsend, NE28 7LQ | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 Stronger figure | 35.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.5% Stronger figure | 21.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.3% Stronger figure | 47.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.0% Stronger figure | 41.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 Stronger figure | 3.08 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 131 | 219 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 17 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 39.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 959 | 1,123 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.7% | 68.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.9% | 16.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 18.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% Stronger figure | 12.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% Stronger figure | 31.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Burnside College
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