Whitehouse Primary School
Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, NE29 8PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEAT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Moran
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- NEAT Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 150021
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912497879
About this school
Whitehouse Primary School is a primary academy in North Shields. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitehouse Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Whitehouse Primary School (URN 108577).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 36% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 29% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Whitehouse Primary 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitehouse Primary School compares
Whitehouse Primary School ranked 50th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 5.2% | 63.1% | 137 | — |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Collingwood Primary School | 61% | 6.4% | 61.1% | 342 | 0.7 miles |
| New York Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 41.8% | 405 | 0.7 miles |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 43.1% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 45% | 6.4% | 60.7% | 193 | 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)
- 63.12%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 12.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Preston Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Collingwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
New York Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Spring Gardens Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.9 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Whitehouse Primary School ranks 15th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitehouse Primary School teach?
- Whitehouse Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitehouse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitehouse Primary School is Mr Michael Moran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitehouse Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitehouse Primary 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 Whitehouse Primary School?
- Whitehouse Primary School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitehouse Primary School full?
- Whitehouse Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 137 on roll (65%), 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 Whitehouse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitehouse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitehouse Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitehouse Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Whitehouse Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Whitehouse Primary School is part of NEAT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Whitehouse Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Whitehouse Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Whitehouse Primary School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Whitehouse Primary School ranked 50th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitehouse Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitehouse Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitehouse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitehouse Primary 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 10 July 2026.