Riverside Primary School
Community school in North Shields, North Tyneside.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 148 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 236 |
| Free school meals | 82.50% |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Address | Minton Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 6DQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.riversideprimary.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01912963586 |
| URN | 108575 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 July 2024, published 9 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Waterville Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Collingwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Percy Main Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Spring Gardens Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Hadrian Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in North Tyneside
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.