Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #34 in North Tyneside public Top 63% UK

Riverside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Angela Yilmaz

location_onNorth Shields, NE29 6DQ

language Visit Website phone 1912963586

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

160

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Riverside Primary School is a Community school primary school in North Shields, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Riverside Primary School is a community school in North Shields, North Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 156 pupils on roll, of whom 79% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #34 of 45 primaries in North Tyneside and #10,624 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%

Reading73% LA 71%

Writing68% LA 66%

Maths64% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-3.8 to 1.1

-0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 1.6

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.3

-6.1 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 3.4

6.1

Write

LA 0.4

3.6 to 8.5

3.4

Maths

LA 0.2

1.1 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 64%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing95% LA 77%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.2

0.3 to 5.5

6.1

Write

LA 0.6

3.6 to 8.6

0.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.5 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 July 2024

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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29 April 2015

Inspection Report

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04 July 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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12 September 2007

Inspection Report

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24 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-07-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-05-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-07-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 156 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	156	2	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	157	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	170	7	4.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	158	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	155	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	165	2	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	151	1	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils