Welcome our new Eco Cops!

Welcome our new Eco Cops! They will be helping our school to become more eco friendly and encouraging out school to reduce, reuse and recycle.

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.

Reception 2022 Applications NOW OPEN!

If you have a child that is due to start Reception in September 2022, the online application portal is now open.

Show Racism the Red Card!

Thank you to all of the Children and Staff for taking part in Show Racism The Red Card’s 25th Annual Wear Red Day! We are very grateful for all of your donations to the charity, and it was lovely to see everyone showing support with...

Year 4 trip to Segedunum!

Year 4 have also been to Segedunum this week. They had a fantastic time! Thank you so much to all of the parent volunteers. We hope you enjoyed it too.

Year 3-4 visit to Segedunum

Year 3-4 enjoyed their trip to Segedunum this week. They had a fantastic time and were very well behaved. Once again, thank you very much to the parent volunteers.

Year 3 visit Segedunum!

Today, Year 3 (Mrs Wall’s class) visited Segedunum. This links with the topic ‘The Romans’. In the morning, they carried out tasks to show they could be Celts (Ancient Britons). They made bracelets from wool, crushed wheat to make flour, used willow to weave as...

Yoga & Mindfulness in Year 4

The Year 4 class enjoyed a lovely relaxing Yoga and mindfulness session last week. They were very relaxed. A huge thank you to Lisa from BlueJay Yoga for the free session.

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