Walker Riverside Academy

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Walker Riverside Academy
Address
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Waverdale Avenue Walker Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , NE6 4LA England
Coordinates	54°58′51″N 1°32′40″W / 54.98074°N 1.54431°W / 54.98074; -1.54431Coordinates: 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	Mr Mike Collier
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,098
Website	https://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.^[1]

The school was previously granted specialist status as a Technology College and continues to offer technology as a specialism. In March 2018 Walker Technology College converted to academy status and was renamed Walker Riverside Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Tyne Coast Academies Trust.

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[]

^ "Walker Riverside Academy". www.walker.academy.

External links[]

Walker Riverside Academy official website

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