Walker Riverside Academy

School Name: Walker Riverside Academy
Address: Waverdale Avenue
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE6 4AW
Telephone Number: 01912 958660
Website: www.wra.tynecoast.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 Michael Collier
Capacity: 1301
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1101 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 85% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 70.4%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 145528
DfE Number: 391/4450
UKPRN: 10066995
UPRN: 4510731471
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (E14001378)
Electoral Ward: Walkergate (E05016370)

Easting & Northing: 429182E, 565232N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 53.32" N 1° 32' 43.49" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXFJ3+HR

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2. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (0.3km)
3. Tyneview Primary School (0.8km)
4. Carville Academy (0.9km)
5. Walkergate Community School (0.9km)
6. Western Community Primary School (1.3km)
7. Benfield School (1.3km)
8. Monkchester Road Nursery School (1.5km)
9. Welbeck Academy (1.6km)
10. West Walker Primary School (1.6km)

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