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Whitehouse Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy

Whitehouse Lane, North Shields NE29 8PE · whitehouse.neat.org.uk · 0191 249 7879

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Overview

Ofsted
Inadequate
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
29%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Tyneside 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
137
65% of 210 places
Local authority
North Tyneside
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
55.7%
First language not English
3.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 12 (Places 14)12September 2023: 9 (Places 10)9September 2024: 11 (Places 11)11September 2025: 9 (Places 11)9September 2026: 8 (Places 12)8Places 12
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261280.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251190.8100%
September 2024Sept 202411111100%
September 2023Sept 20231090.9100%
September 2022Sept 202214120.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 44% (England 64%)44%2018/19: 29% (England 65%)29%2024/25: 29% (England 62%)29%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108577)

Ofsted

Whitehouse Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Inadequate
Inspected
12 Jul 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108577)

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013

Other inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108577), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108577)

  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108577)

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