Coquet Park First School
The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1TQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colleen Ward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 108590
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01918143340
About this school
Coquet Park First School is a community primary school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 169 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Coquet Park 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 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coquet Park First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 2.7% | 169 | — |
| Marine Park First School | — | 3.1% | 7.4% | 476 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitley Lodge First School | — | 2.4% | 8.5% | 250 | 0.4 miles |
| Southridge First School | — | 2.2% | 6% | 321 | 0.7 miles |
| Appletree Gardens First School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 292 | 1.1 miles |
| Rockcliffe First School | — | 3.7% | 9.2% | 244 | 1.2 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)
- 2.68%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.82%
- Persistent absence
- 2.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Marine Park First School0.4 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Whitley Lodge First School0.4 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Southridge First School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Appletree Gardens First School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Rockcliffe First School1.2 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in Whitley Bay
- Appletree Gardens 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
- Southridge First School Primary
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primary
- Whitley Lodge First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coquet Park First School teach?
- Coquet Park First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Coquet Park First School?
- The headteacher of Coquet Park First School is Mrs Colleen Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coquet Park First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coquet Park 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 Coquet Park First School?
- Coquet Park First School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Coquet Park First School full?
- Coquet Park First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 169 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Coquet Park First School a faith school?
- No. Coquet Park First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coquet Park First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Coquet Park First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Coquet Park First School's absence rate?
- Coquet Park First School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Coquet Park 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 Coquet Park 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.