Walker Riverside Academy
School Name: Walker Riverside Academy Address: Waverdale Avenue Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE6 4AW Country: 4510731471 Telephone Number: 01912 958660 Website: www.walker.academy
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2018 Trust: Tyne Coast Academy Trust Sponsor: Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Headteacher: Mr Gareth Smith
Capacity: 1301
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 1192 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 59%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 145528
DfE Number: 391/4450
UKPRN: 10066995
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne East (E14000832)
Electoral Ward: Walkergate (E05011459)
Easting & Northing: 429182E, 565232N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 53.32" N 1° 32' 43.49" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXFJ3+HR
DfE Record: View record
- Sir Charles Parsons School (0.2km)
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (0.3km)
- Tyneview Primary School (0.8km)
- Carville Primary School (0.9km)
- Walkergate Community School (0.9km)
- Western Community Primary School (1.3km)
- Benfield School (1.3km)
- Monkchester Road Nursery School (1.5km)
- Welbeck Academy (1.6km)
- West Walker Primary School (1.6km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Mrs Pam Dodds - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2024.
- Mr Shaun Dunlop - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 September 2026.
- Mr John Gichuhi - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 July 2020 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 21 July 2024.
- Mr Alan Goundry - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 October 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 October 2026.
- Ms Kristina Jackson - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 March 2027.
- Mrs Vashti Sergison - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 March 2026.
- Mr Steven Shiel - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2024.
- Mr Don Smith - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 16 July 2018 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 15 July 2026.
- Mr Gordon Smith - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 July 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 15 July 2026.
- Mrs Andrea Welch - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 September 2026.
- Mr Robert Whitelaw - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 July 2018 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 15 July 2026.