Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
250 pupils · 109% of 230 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 46 | 94 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 35 | 90 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 40 | 91 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 42 | 124 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 45 | 108 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 49 | 96 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 36 | 97 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 60 | 110 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Coquet Park First School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Southridge First School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Marine Park First School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Appletree Gardens First School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Langley First School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Wellfield First School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.