Walker Riverside Academy

Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

54°58′51″N 1°32′40″W / 54.98074°N 1.54431°W / 54.98074; -1.54431InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityNewcastle City CouncilTrustTyne Coast Academy TrustDepartment for Education URN145528 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherGareth Smith^[1]GenderCo-educationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1,098Websitehttps://www.walker.academy/

Walker Riverside Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the Walker area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.^[2]

The school was previously granted specialist status as a Technology College, later also as an Arts College.^[3] In March 2018, Walker Technology College converted to academy status and was renamed Walker Riverside Academy, sponsored by the Tyne Coast Academies Trust. It continues to offer technology a specialism.

Walker Riverside Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

Walker is one of eleven schools to be rebuilt in the government's phase 2 PFI scheme of Newcastle Building Schools for the Future programme.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Introducing our new Headteacher". 28 March 2022.
^ "Walker Riverside Academy". www.walker.academy.
^ "Walker Technology College Ofsted Inspection Report". Ofsted. 13 October 2009.