Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,101 (566 boys, 535 girls)
- Capacity: 1301
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 70.5%
- Telephone: 01912958660
- Ofsted: no overall grade (inspected 24 Sep 2024)
- Attainment 8: 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 420 applications, 219 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.
Other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Tyneview Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Walkergate Community School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Benfield School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Welbeck Academy (1 miles, straight line)
- West Walker Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
