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EnglandNorth EastNorth TynesideNE25 9AQValley Gardens Middle School
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Valley Gardens Middle School

All-through

North Tyneside · Whitley Bay · NE25 9AQ http://www.vgms.uk

Pupils
773
cap. 771
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
773
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
773
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
PhaseAll-through
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Valley Gardens Middle School · All-through · North Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
-4pp
88%80%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
15%
-5pp
29%22%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
773
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Local authority
North Tyneside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%15%90%53%77%20%85%38%98%83%109.0107.0107.014%773
2023/2476%20%89%45%91%43%87%32%97%86%109.0107.0108.013%766
2022/2380%23%90%49%95%53%83%35%97%86%109.0107.0109.0+0.70+4.10-0.6011%772
2018/1988%29%91%48%96%57%90%42%98%89%109.0108.0110.0+1.40+3.30+0.108%762
2017/1879%24%87%43%91%44%86%36%93%87%108.0107.0110.0-0.30+1.20+0.007%758
2016/1775%20%84%35%89%38%87%35%99%84%107.0107.0106.0-0.70+0.50-0.608%750

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2577319.714%1%7%4%6%
2023/2476620.613%1%6%5%9%
2022/2377223.311%2%4%4%7%
2021/2276522.610%1%5%6%14%
2020/2175722.810%2%5%
2018/1976222.68%3%6%4%5%
2017/187587%2%5%4%6%
2016/1775022.88%2%5%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.