Valley Gardens Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Whitley Bay. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay

School Information

Address: Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Website: http://www.valleygardensmiddle.org/
Telephone: 01919176667
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Godfrey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108636

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 768
Number of Pupils: 757
Number of Boys: 388
Number of Girls: 369

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.5 to 2.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 2.5 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southridge First School
Cranleigh Place , Beaumont Park Estate NE25 9UD
4out of 4 330 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive , NE26 3HW
3out of 4 1,119 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coquet Park First School
The Links , NE26 1TQ
4out of 4 1,192 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Appletree Gardens First School
Appletree Gardens , Monkseaton NE25 8XS
3out of 4 1,264 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Langley First School
Drumoyne Gardens , West Monkseaton NE25 9DL
4out of 4 1,369 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm , NE25 9AS
4out of 4 296 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road , NE25 9EQ
3out of 4 1,923 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marden High School
Hartington Road , Cullercoats NE30 3RZ
3out of 4 3,096 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
John Spence Community High School
Preston Road , NE29 9PU
3out of 4 3,242 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens , NE25 9AQ
4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive , Monkseaton NE25 8JN
2out of 4 1,096 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road , South Wellfield NE25 9QW
3out of 4 1,613 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marden Bridge Middle School
Lovaine Avenue , NE25 8RW
3out of 4 1,675 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens , West Monkseaton NE25 9DL
3out of 4 1,385 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorbridge
Earsdon Road , Shiremoor NE27 0HJ
3out of 4 2,814 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.