Whytrig Middle School
Prospect Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 0FW
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Alan Rogers
- Federation
- Seaton Valley Federation
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 122335
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912371402
About this school
Whytrig Middle School is a community middle school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 330 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 76 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 54% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 64% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 55% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whytrig Middle 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whytrig Middle School compares
Whytrig Middle School ranked 55th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7.9% | 35.2% | 330 | — |
| Seaton Sluice Middle School | 46% | 7.5% | 31.6% | 314 | 1.7 miles |
| Wellfield Middle School | 69% | 4.5% | 15% | 345 | 2.6 miles |
| Valley Gardens Middle School | 72% | 4.1% | 7% | 768 | 2.8 miles |
| Monkseaton Middle School | 44% | 9.8% | 37.3% | 203 | 3.4 miles |
| Marden Bridge Middle School | 69% | 4.8% | 22.7% | 577 | 3.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.17%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 20.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seaton Sluice Middle School1.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Wellfield Middle School2.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
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Valley Gardens Middle School2.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Monkseaton Middle School3.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Marden Bridge Middle School3.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in Whitley Bay
Whytrig Middle School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Whitley Bay.
- Marden Bridge Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Monkseaton Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Seaton Sluice Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Valley Gardens Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Wellfield Middle School Middle deemed 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Whytrig Middle School teach?
- Whytrig Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Whytrig Middle School?
- The executive headteacher of Whytrig Middle School is Mr Alan Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whytrig Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whytrig Middle 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 Whytrig Middle School?
- Whytrig Middle School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Whytrig Middle School full?
- Whytrig Middle School has capacity for 360 pupils and 330 on roll (92%), 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 Whytrig Middle School a faith school?
- No. Whytrig Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Whytrig Middle School?
- Whytrig Middle School is part of the Seaton Valley Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whytrig Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whytrig Middle School rank locally?
- Whytrig Middle School ranked 55th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whytrig Middle School's absence rate?
- Whytrig Middle School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whytrig Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whytrig Middle 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 30 June 2026.