Riverside Primary Academy
Colliery Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9DX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 302 (154 boys, 148 girls)
- Capacity: 289
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 27.2%
- Telephone: 01914601918
- Ofsted: Good (13 Dec 2023)
- KS2 expected standard: 68% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 69 applications, 34 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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- Kingsmeadow Community School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- Brighton Avenue Primary School (1.2 miles, straight line)
- Lobley Hill Primary School (1.2 miles, straight line)
