Year 3 Camping Fun!

The children in year 3 have had a wonderful experience at our first overnight camping event over the past few days in school. There were an abundance of activities for the children to take part in, including orienteering, inflatable assault course, archery, toasted marshmallows and...

Fun Fridays in EYFS!

The Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations!

There has been a buzz in the air today at Riverside as the children all came into school to find their classrooms decorated for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. From Nursery to Year 6, all of the children have been learning about the Royal family and...

The Workforce of the Future!

Learning about the Anglo-Saxons at Jarrow Hall: Years 3 and 4

This week, Years 3 and 4 had an exciting time visiting Jarrow Hall. They all looked around a farm to learn about the animals that would have been around during the Anglo-Saxon period and how they were used. They also got to sit in a...

Planting Trees!

Ridley and his sister Edith applied for some sapling trees which were delivered to their house. They kindly brought them into school to donate to our forest school area. Some were fruit trees and others were birch. Ridley and Edith, together with their friends and...

Wrap Around Child Care Provision

With effect from Monday 1st November 2021, our tea time club will be managed by our sports partners Physical Education & Active Kids (PEAK). As well as the regular after-school club activities we have for the children, there will be an increased focus on getting the children active.

Welcome to our Nursery

We understand that choosing a nursery and school for your child is an important decision so we want you to know as much as possible about our nursery.

We offer both 15 hour provision and 30 hour provision...

We Are An Outstanding Primary School in Dunston!

Achievement, Teaching, Behaviour and Leadership

Welcome to our Academy… As Headteacher of Riverside Primary Academy, I would like to warmly welcome you to our school website. I hope you can find all of the information you require about our school here, but if you have any further questions, please ring us and ask. The Governing Body, the Leadership Team and I have a very clear vision of what we want and how to get the best deal for our children and the community we serve. For this reason, we made the decision in 2012 to become an academy. This means that we have been given the freedom to make choices for our school which bring the most benefits to our children and our families. We are no longer a Local Authority school and therefore, there are some differences in the way we do things at our school to the way they are done in others… Read More