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Whytrig Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay · NE25 0FW

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 10 February 2026 · report published 11 May 2026

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At a glance

330 pupils · 92% of 360 capacity

School type
Community school
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
35.5% of pupils
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils
SEN support
17.7% of pupils
EHC plan
6.7% of pupils
Website
www.svf.org.uk
URN
122335

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

80 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
49%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,570
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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