Whitley Lodge First School

North Tyneside · NE26 3HW

General information Primary School · 3-9 years Who goes here 250 pupils, 6.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Whitley Lodge First School

General Information

Address: Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW – View on map
Phone: 01916076575
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Palmer
Age range: 3-9 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 46 families put it first for 44 places – 10 for every 10 places. 93% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 44 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

250 pupils out of 230 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 14
% eligible for free school meals: 6.8%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the North Tyneside average)
English as an additional language: 1% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.2% a year (North Tyneside 9.3%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 30% moved to another school, 70% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across North Tyneside: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in North Tyneside, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 2.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 0.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,786 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

27th of 54 primary schools in North Tyneside for spending per pupil

#25Spring Gardens Primary School£6,906
#26St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend£6,800
#27Whitley Lodge First School£6,786
#28Denbigh Community Primary School£6,783
#29St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)£6,728

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Grasmere Academy£13,880
#2Monkhouse Primary School£10,769
#3Riverside Primary School£10,110
#4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields£10,029
#5Burradon Community Primary School£9,559
#6Percy Main Primary School£9,052
#7Whitehouse Primary School£9,036
#8Waterville Primary School£9,016
#9Balliol Primary School£8,747
#10Ivy Road Primary School£8,279
#11Richardson Dees Primary School£7,985
#12Greenfields Community Primary School£7,619
#13Collingwood Primary School£7,606
#14Bailey Green Primary School£7,567
#15Coquet Park First School£7,533
#16Shiremoor Primary School£7,362
#17Forest Hall Primary School£7,279
#18Christ Church CofE Primary School£7,228
#19Marine Park First School£7,164
#20Stephenson Memorial Primary School£7,095
#21Fordley Primary School£7,010
#22St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend£6,993
#23Appletree Gardens First School£6,951
#24Battle Hill Primary School£6,937
#25Spring Gardens Primary School£6,906
#26St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend£6,800
#27Whitley Lodge First School£6,786
#28Denbigh Community Primary School£6,783
#29St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)£6,728
#30Hazlewood Community Primary School£6,711
#31St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats£6,702
#32Western Community Primary School£6,695
#33Wallsend Jubilee Primary School£6,580
#34Preston Grange Primary School£6,550
#35New York Primary School£6,441
#36Cullercoats Primary School£6,421
#37Redesdale Primary School£6,350
#38St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle£6,346
#39Holystone Primary School£6,300
#40Backworth Park Primary School£6,232
#41Benton Dene Primary School£6,208
#42Amberley Primary School£6,145
#43King Edward Primary School£6,104
#44Langley First School£6,049
#45St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall£6,036
#46St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields£6,029
#47South Wellfield First School£6,015
#48Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay£6,009
#49Hadrian Park Primary School£5,986
#50Westmoor Primary School£5,923
#51Rockcliffe First School£5,906
#52St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend£5,816
#53Southridge First School£5,783
#54St Peter's Church of England Primary School£4,510

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