Riverside Primary Academy

School Name: Riverside Primary Academy
Address: Colliery Road, Dunston
Town/City: Gateshead
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE11 9DX
Telephone Number: 01914 601918
Website: www.riversideprimaryacademy.org.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Oak Learning Trust
Sponsor: Oak Learning Trust

Headteacher: Miss Bryony Parrish
Capacity: 289
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 302 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 104% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.9%

URN: 138285
DfE Number: 390/2220
UKPRN: 10037743
UPRN: 10022985698
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Gateshead (E08000037)
Constituency: Gateshead Central and Whickham (E14001244)
Electoral Ward: Dunston, Teams & Riverside (E05016554)

Easting & Northing: 422887E, 562480N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 57' 25.48" N 1° 38' 38.37" W
Plus Code: 9C6WX944+RC

DfE Record: View record

1. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (0.7km)
2. Kingsmeadow Community School (0.9km)
3. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (1.0km)
4. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (1.0km)
5. St Johns Primary School (1.3km)
6. Eslington Primary School (1.4km)
7. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (1.4km)
8. Hawthorn Primary School (1.4km)
9. Ashfield Nursery School (1.5km)
10. NCG (1.6km)

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