Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Local ranking13th of 18 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Secondary
Phase
1301
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 35.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 21.9%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 47.5%
- Entering EBacc
- 41.6%
- EBacc APS
- 3.1
- Cohort Size
- 219
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Continued in education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 69.0%
- Higher education
- 13.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 31.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25- 16-18 Cohort
- 1
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1123
- Boys
- 584 (52%)
- Girls
- 539 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1301 (86% full)
- SEND
- 22.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 68.1%
- EAL
- 16.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 18.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,687/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.1%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.0%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Other: 5.2%
- Black Other: 3.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Asian Other: 2.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
79.0%
White British
5.2%
White Other
5.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 145528
- UKPRN
- 10066995
- Establishment No.
- 4450
- Trust
- TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST