Valley Gardens Middle School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Local ranking3rd of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1700
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 54.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 56.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 80.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 374
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
319
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 644
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1762
- Boys
- 932 (52%)
- Girls
- 865 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1700 (106% full)
- SEND
- 11.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.7%
- EAL
- 4.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 107.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,696/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- White Other: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
89.3%
White British
2.2%
Asian Bangladeshi
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Deneholm
Whitley Bay, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108638
- UKPRN
- 10007495
- Establishment No.
- 4029
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
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