Langley First School, Whitley Bay

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Langley First School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Learning in the early years is carefully considered and activities are purposeful."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Everyone is welcome in this school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the school's programme of personal development and wellbeing supports pupils to thrive."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Inconsistencies in teaching mean that pupils make uneven progress through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Leaders ensure that most pupils attend school often and whole school attendance is above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching is variable across subjects."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders have made improvements to aspects of the school's provision, including the curriculum and teaching."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and governors should continue to strengthen their strategic oversight of the school's work so that priorities for improvement are promptly and effectively addressed"; "Leaders should develop staff expertise in the use of assessment to identify gaps in knowledge and address misconceptions swiftly, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, enabling teachers to adjust learning so that pupils build their knowledge securely across subjects"; "Leaders should embed recent improvements to the teaching of writing and mathematics to ensure that pupils gain important foundational knowledge and achieve well"; "Leaders should analyse attendance patterns more closely, identify the reasons behind absence to secure consistently high attendance for pupils, including those who are disadvantaged"; "Leaders should ensure that behaviour expectations and approaches to behaviour management are consistently applied by all staff".

In its own words: "Teacher Training Our school is committed to Initial Teacher Trainingand is proud to be part of the School Direct programme through Shiremoor Teaching School Alliance in association with Northumbria University. We have a long standing reputation for offering outstanding training and commitment to high levels of employment."

The school runs after-school care, from £1.00 per day.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Langley First School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Langley First School are Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay (0.4 miles, 87% reading, 73% maths); Appletree Gardens First School (0.4 miles, Good); Preston Grange Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); and South Wellfield First School (0.8 miles, Good).

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 36 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 6 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is West Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Drumoyne Gardens (nw-bound), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Langley First School issued 4 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Langley First School are Monkseaton Coastal School (0.5 miles), Monkseaton High School (0.5 miles), Valley Gardens Middle School (0.8 miles) and Wellfield Middle School (0.8 miles).