Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolWalker Riverside Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hebburn Comprehensive School and Walker Riverside Academy are secondary schools.
Hebburn Comprehensive School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Walker Riverside Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hebburn Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
Hebburn Comprehensive School was judged the expected standard and Walker Riverside Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.0 for Hebburn Comprehensive School and 37.1 for Walker Riverside Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hebburn Comprehensive School (41.2 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Walker Riverside Academy (39.6 in 2021-22, 37.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HebburnHebburn Comprehensive School | Newcastle-upon-TyneWalker Riverside Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 8 in South Tyneside | 11th of 17 in Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 857 | 1,101 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,301 | |
| Location | Hebburn, NE31 2QU | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.0 Stronger figure | 37.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.5% Stronger figure | 29.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.6% Stronger figure | 44.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 172 | 212 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 908 | 1,123 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.3% | 68.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.4% | 16.7% | |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 18.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% Stronger figure | 12.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.2% | 31.8% Stronger figure | 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.
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Walker Riverside Academy
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