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Riverside Primary School

Community school · North Shields · NE29 6DQ

Ages 3–11 · 148 pupils · North Tyneside

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
129

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
26
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill63%

148 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
148
Boys / girls
73 / 75
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
148 / 236 (63%)
Free school meals
82.5%
FSM pupils
104
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Angela Yilmaz

Location

Address
Minton Lane
Postcode
NE29 6DQ
Town
North Shields
County
Tyne and Wear
Local authority
North Tyneside
District
North Tyneside
Constituency
Tynemouth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in North Shields, North Tyneside, 148 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 82.5%.

Open schools in North Shields
21
Primary schools in North Shields
14
Academies among open schools in North Shields
38% (8)
Open schools in NE29
13
Primary in NE29
10
Open schools in North Tyneside LA
87
Primary in North Tyneside LA
56

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in North ShieldsNear NE29

  • Waterville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    North Shields · NE29 6SL · North Tyneside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM64.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Collingwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    North Shields · NE29 7JQ · North Tyneside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM61.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Percy Main Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    North Shields · NE29 6JA · North Tyneside

    Ages 2–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM68.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Spring Gardens Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    North Shields · NE29 0HP · North Tyneside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM38.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    North Shields · NE30 2AD · North Tyneside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM42.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Hadrian Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    South Shields · NE33 2BB · South Tyneside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Angela Yilmaz
Telephone
01912963586
Website
www.riversideprimary.org.uk

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