Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Valley Gardens Middle SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGraded · no overall grade2024
- 0.3 km · North TynesideOutstanding202454.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · North Tyneside2026
- 1.5 km · North TynesideRemains Good2024
- 1.5 km · North TynesideImproved significantly2025
- 1.8 km · North TynesideGraded · no overall grade202544.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · North Tyneside20262.3applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · North TynesideRequires improvement20231.8applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · North TynesideGood20231.6applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 108636 · 392/4026
- Capacity
- 771 pupils · 768 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources