River Tyne Academy Gateshead
River Tyne Academy Gateshead is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Gateshead for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 98 pupils and room for 103. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Millway Centre, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, NE9 5PQ0191 420 0606gateshead.rtmat.org.uk/app/os#!/homeMrs Ashleigh Brough headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 June 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Gateshead council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (50), Other difficulty or disability (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), language and communications needs (3), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 98 | 110 | 111 | 90 | 75 | 73 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 67% | 66% | 56% | 60% | 63% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 51% | 58% | 47% | 33% | 56% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 1% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 40 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 33%, compared with 46% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Education | 33% | 26% | 22% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Work | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Not in education, work or training | 43% | 36% | 43% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Hill Community Primary School | Council | 340 m | 308 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Dryden School | Council | 470 m | 77 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell | Academy | 590 m | 213 | Good 2020 | 95 | Compare |
| Gibside School | Council | 950 m | 211 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| South Street Community Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 232 | Good 2024 | 79 | Compare |
| Falla Park Community Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 222 | Not inspected | 47 | Compare |
| Glynwood Community Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 423 | No overall grade 2024 | 20 | Compare |
| Kells Lane Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 453 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is River Tyne Academy Gateshead a good school?
River Tyne Academy Gateshead doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2022.
What is River Tyne Academy Gateshead's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated River Tyne Academy Gateshead good at its last full inspection on 29 June 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does River Tyne Academy Gateshead have?
98 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 103 places, so it is 95% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Millway Centre, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, NE9 5PQ
- Telephone
- 0191 420 0606
- Website
- gateshead.rtmat.org.uk/app/os#!/home
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ashleigh Brough
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 8-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- River Tees Multi-Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Ward
- Deckham
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 144352 · LAESTAB 3901101 · UKPRN 10066058
- Formerly
- Behaviour Support
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.