Whitley Bay High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Local ranking1st of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside
Ofsted: Outstanding
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
771
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 773
- Boys
- 386 (50%)
- Girls
- 387 (50%)
- Capacity
- 771 (100% full)
- SEND
- 13.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 7.0%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,432/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 6.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.6%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Asian Chinese: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- White Irish: 0.3%
92.6%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Valley Gardens
Whitley Bay, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108636
- UKPRN
- 10018801
- Establishment No.
- 4026
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
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Score
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- Phase
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Distance
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