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South Wellfield First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Community school
Otterburn Avenue, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay NE25 9QL · southwellfieldfs.org.uk · 0191 236 1555
On the mapSearch near NE25 9QL
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 345
- 45 over 300 places · 115%
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 81% 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 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected South Wellfield First School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 80
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND