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Walker Riverside Academy
Location
Waverdale Avenue Walker Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , NE6 4LA England 54°58′51″N 1°32′40″W / 54.98074°N 1.54431°W / 54.98074; -1.54431
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Newcastle City Council
Trust	Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	145528 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Gareth Smith[1]
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,098
Website	https://www.walker.academy/

Walker Riverside Academy is a co-educational secondary school 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.

Walker Riverside Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

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

External links

• Walker Riverside Academy official website
• Gov link for Walker Riverside Academy

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