Monkseaton Middle School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Middle deemed secondary
Whitley Bay · NE25 8JW · North Tyneside
Ages 9–13
- KS255%
- Absence12.8%
- FSM38.9%
0.6 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 108636
Valley Gardens Middle School
Foundation school · Whitley Bay · NE25 9AQ
Ages 9–13 · 768 pupils · North Tyneside
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
80%
Overall absence
4.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-19
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)80%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.9%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 774
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
768 pupils · 771 places
- Pupils on roll
- 768
- Boys / girls
- 371 / 397
- School capacity
- 771
- Capacity fill
- 768 / 771 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 6%
- FSM pupils
- 46
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Academy trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr David Godfrey
Location
- Address
- Valley Gardens
- Postcode
- NE25 9AQ
- Town
- Whitley Bay
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- District
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, 768 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 6%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Wellfield Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Middle deemed secondary
Whitley Bay · NE25 9QW · North Tyneside
Ages 9–13
- KS270%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM14.2%
0.9 miles away
Marden Bridge Middle School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyFoundation school · Middle deemed secondary
Whitley Bay · NE25 8RW · North Tyneside
Ages 9–13
- KS259%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM21.1%
1.0 miles away
Whytrig Middle School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Middle deemed secondary
Whitley Bay · NE25 0FW · Northumberland
Ages 9–13
- KS251%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM35.5%
2.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr David Godfrey
- Telephone
- 01919176667