Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gill Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 108652
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916071942
About this school
Woodlawn School is a foundation special school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlawn School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 9 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Woodlawn 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 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.22%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southlands School1.3 miles
Special schools · North Shields
-
Moorbridge1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Parkside House School1.9 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
-
Silverdale School2.2 miles
Special schools · Wallsend
-
Beacon Hill School3.2 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
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
- Southridge First School Primary
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodlawn School teach?
- Woodlawn School teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is a special school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlawn School?
- The headteacher of Woodlawn School is Mrs Gill Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlawn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlawn 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 many pupils are at Woodlawn School?
- Woodlawn School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is Woodlawn School a faith school?
- No. Woodlawn School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodlawn School part of an academy trust?
- Woodlawn 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.
- What SEN provision does Woodlawn School have?
- The schools register lists Woodlawn School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodlawn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woodlawn School's absence rate?
- Woodlawn School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlawn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlawn 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.