Whitburn Village Primary School
Cleadon Lane, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ashley Emmerson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 151290
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915293069
About this school
Whitburn Village Primary School is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 244 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Whitburn Village Primary School (URN 131917).
How Whitburn Village Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 13.7% | 244 | — |
| Marsden Primary School | 67% | 5% | 29.8% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Seaburn Dene Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 218 | 1.1 miles |
| Fulwell Junior School | 78% | 4% | 10% | 350 | 1.3 miles |
| Fulwell Infant School Academy | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 354 | 1.3 miles |
| Cleadon Church of England Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 484 | 1.4 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)
- 13.71%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 18.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Marsden Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Seaburn Dene Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Fulwell Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Fulwell Infant School Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Cleadon Church of England Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitburn Village Primary School teach?
- Whitburn Village Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitburn Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitburn Village Primary School is Mrs Ashley Emmerson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitburn Village Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitburn Village 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 big is Whitburn Village Primary School?
- Whitburn Village Primary School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitburn Village Primary School full?
- Whitburn Village Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 244 on roll (103%), 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 Whitburn Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitburn Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitburn Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitburn Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitburn Village Primary School?
- Whitburn Village Primary School is part of TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Whitburn Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitburn Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census.
- Does Whitburn Village Primary 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 Whitburn Village Primary 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 3 July 2026.