| Walker Riverside Academy | |
| Type: | Academy |
| Trust: | Tyne Coast Academy Trust |
| Head Label: | Headteacher |
| Head: | Gareth Smith[1] |
| Address: | Waverdale Avenue |
| Location: | Walker |
| City: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode: | NE6 4LA |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.9807°N -1.5443°W |
| Local Authority: | Newcastle City Council |
| Urn: | 145528 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Enrolment: | 1,098 |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| 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.[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. It continues to offer technology a specialism.
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.