Whitley Lodge First School
Community school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 250 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Free school meals | 6.80% |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Address | Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 3HW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.whitleylodgefirst.org |
| Telephone | 01916076575 |
| URN | 108600 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 15 June 2022, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Coquet Park First School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Southridge First School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Marine Park First School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Appletree Gardens First School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Langley First School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- South Wellfield First School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Seaton Sluice First School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
Browse: Primary schools in North Tyneside
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.