Riverside Primary School
Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Riverside Primary School is a primary school in North Shields for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 83 schools in North Tyneside. It ranks 36th of 49 primary schools in North Tyneside. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report 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
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 2 July 2024
Pupils are happy at Riverside Primary School. They have warm and positive relationships with staff. This helps to make pupils feel safe. Pupils play well together at breaktimes. They chat and interact in a friendly way in the lunch hall. Staff listen to pupils and help them with any worries or concerns. Pupils are very clear about how to behave. They know and follow the school rules well. Pupils walk smartly and sensibly in corridors. They behave well in lessons, taking part and working purposefully. Those pupils who need extra support to manage their emotions receive such support. This includes being able to spend time in the new sensory room, where they access a calming environment. Pupils have experienced recent improvements in what they learn. They study a full range of subjects. They benefit from a clear approach to reading. However, some curriculum areas do not have clear building blocks of learning. This means that pupils do not build up strong and secure subject knowledge in these curriculum areas. The school provides opportunities for pupils to pursue their interests in sporting activities. Pupils enjoy being sports leaders and helping to organise events. Trips and activities enhance the curriculum. For example, pupils' learning was enhanced during a recent visit to Grimsby Fishing Museum. Pupils are proud to take on roles of responsibility, such as being buddies for younger children, which help to build confidence. Some pupils do not benefit from these activities fully because they do not attend school regularly enough.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum is not coherently sequenced. This leads to pupils not building on their prior knowledge. Consequently, pupils do not always achieve well. The school needs to ensure that the whole curriculum is well thought out and supports pupils to know and remember more.
- Some pupils miss too much school. As a result, they do not achieve as well as they could. The school should continue to work with families to increase the attendance of these pupils so they can reach their full potential.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
22 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
148 pupils on roll, with places for 236
Schools near Riverside Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 84% met the expected standard |
| Collingwood Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Percy Main Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Yilmaz
- Phone
- 01912963586
- Address
- Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQ
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- URN
- 108575
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.