Southridge First School
Cranleigh Place, Beaumont Park Estate, Whitley Bay, NE25 9UD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Finn Willcock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 352
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 108585
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01919176665
About this school
Southridge First School is a community primary school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 321 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Southridge First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southridge First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.2% | 6% | 321 | — |
| Whitley Lodge First School | — | 2.4% | 8.5% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| Coquet Park First School | — | 2.8% | 2.7% | 169 | 0.7 miles |
| Appletree Gardens First School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 292 | 0.9 miles |
| Marine Park First School | — | 3.1% | 7.4% | 476 | 0.9 miles |
| Langley First School | — | 3.7% | 8.5% | 295 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.04%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.18%
- Persistent absence
- 2.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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Whitley Lodge First School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Coquet Park First School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Appletree Gardens First School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Marine Park First School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Langley First School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in Whitley Bay
- Appletree Gardens First School Primary
- Coquet Park First School Primary
- Holywell Village First School Primary
- Langley First School Primary
- Marine Park First School Primary
- New Hartley First School Primary
- Rockcliffe First School Primary
- Seaton Delaval First School Primary
- Seaton Sluice First School Primary
- South Wellfield First School Primary
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primary
- Whitley Lodge First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southridge First School teach?
- Southridge First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Southridge First School?
- The headteacher of Southridge First School is Mr Finn Willcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southridge First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southridge First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Southridge First School?
- Southridge First School has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Southridge First School full?
- Southridge First School has capacity for 352 pupils and 321 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southridge First School a faith school?
- No. Southridge First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southridge First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southridge First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Southridge First School's absence rate?
- Southridge First School's overall absence rate is 2.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Southridge First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Southridge First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.