School profile

Riverside Primary School

Primary · Community school · North Shields, NE29 6DQ

Requires improvement

Map showing Riverside Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,427 of 15,057

Worse than 62% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Riverside Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 2 Jul 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils148 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Angela Yilmaz
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108575.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths14%8%8%
Average reading score106106106
Average maths score103105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104106105
Expected standard in reading73%78%76%
Expected standard in writing68%73%73%
Expected standard in maths64%75%75%
Pupils taking tests22--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils148
Girls75
Boys73
Eligible for free school meals70.3%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support59
EHC plan14
Average class size16.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
95.3%
Other White
1.4%
Irish
0.7%
White and Black African
0.7%
White and Asian
0.7%
Other Asian
0.7%
African
0.7%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Overall absence7.9%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence25.9%12.1%13.2%
Severe absence3.4%0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)17
Applications (Reception)26
First preference applications (Reception)17
First preference offers (Reception)17
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll137
Unfilled places34.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher12.7
Pupils per adult7.1
Teachers (FTE)10.79
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.64
Support staff (FTE)13.61
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Riverside Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryWaterville Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryNorham High SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryCollingwood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryPercy Main Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySpring Gardens Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryChrist Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryHadrian Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryWhitehouse Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate

Frequently asked questions about Riverside Primary School

What is Riverside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Riverside Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 2 Jul 2024.

How does Riverside Primary School rank in England?

Riverside Primary School ranks 9,427 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 62% of schools).

How many pupils attend Riverside Primary School?

Riverside Primary School has 148 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.