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Southridge First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Community school
Cranleigh Place, Beaumont Park Estate, Whitley Bay NE25 9UD · southridgefirst.org.uk · 0191 917 6665
On the mapSearch near NE25 9UD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 321
- 91% of 352 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Ofsted
Southridge First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (138 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 138
- 40% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (12%) with SEND