Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Deon Krishnan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 955
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 108642
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912979700
About this school
Monkseaton High School is a foundation secondary school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 155 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 104 | 167 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 38.3 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 -0.50 to +0.04 | -0.46 -0.68 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 27.5% | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 46.7% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 12.6% | 32.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Monkseaton High 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 | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.3 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 36.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 490 |
| 2023/24 | 527 |
| 2024/25 | 481 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkseaton High School compares
Monkseaton High School ranked 10th of 12 secondary schools in North Tyneside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 12.7% | 31.1% | 155 | — |
| John Spence Community High School | 41 | 9.5% | 49.1% | 872 | 0.8 miles |
| Marden High School | 55.1 | 5.5% | 16.4% | 1,014 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 49.6 | 8.8% | 24.8% | 1,660 | 1.0 miles |
| Whitley Bay High School | 54.2 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 1,797 | 1.2 miles |
| Norham High School | 42.7 | 8% | 63.2% | 498 | 1.8 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)
- 31.12%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 12.69%
- Persistent absence
- 33.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Spence Community High School0.8 miles
Secondary · North Shields
-
Marden High School0.9 miles
Secondary · North Shields
-
St Thomas More Catholic High School1.0 miles
Secondary · North Shields
-
Whitley Bay High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Norham High School1.8 miles
Secondary · North Shields
Other schools in Whitley Bay
- Whitley Bay High School Secondary
- 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
- Southridge First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Monkseaton High School teach?
- Monkseaton High School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkseaton High School?
- The headteacher of Monkseaton High School is Deon Krishnan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monkseaton High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkseaton High 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 Monkseaton High School?
- Monkseaton High School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Monkseaton High School full?
- Monkseaton High School has capacity for 955 pupils and 155 on roll (16%), 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 Monkseaton High School a faith school?
- No. Monkseaton High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Monkseaton High School a selective school?
- No. Monkseaton High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Monkseaton High School?
- Monkseaton High School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Monkseaton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monkseaton High School rank locally?
- Monkseaton High School ranked 10th of 12 secondary schools in North Tyneside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monkseaton High School's absence rate?
- Monkseaton High School's overall absence rate is 12.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkseaton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkseaton High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.