Monkseaton High School, Whitley Bay
Monkseaton High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Whitley Bay, part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 7th-highest of the 12 schools in North Tyneside with published results, and 1,971st of 3,298 across England. It was 48% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Monkseaton High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Monkseaton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Tyneside and 47 across England.
34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Tyneside and 47% in England.
That is up from 41 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.46: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.
Getting a place at Monkseaton High School
For September 2018 entry, 10 families put Monkseaton High School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2018 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Monkseaton High School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Monkseaton High School are Monkseaton Coastal School (0.5 miles, Good); Marden Bridge Middle School (0.8 miles, Good); John Spence Community High School (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 43); and Marden High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55).
Monkseaton High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Monkseaton Coastal SchoolMarden Bridge Middle SchoolJohn Spence Community High SchoolMarden High School
The trust
Monkseaton High School is one of 31 schools run by The North Tyneside Learning Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Monkseaton High School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 90% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (81%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Of the 33 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Monkseaton High School (ne-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Monkseaton High School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Monkseaton High School issued 167 suspensions, 34.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Monkseaton High School are Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay (0.1 miles); Preston Grange Primary School (0.3 miles); Appletree Gardens First School (0.4 miles); and Langley First School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley BayPreston Grange Primary SchoolAppletree Gardens First SchoolLangley First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2018 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Monkseaton High School creates a welcoming, tight-knit community where every child is known as an individual and supported to succeed. The school excels at pastoral care, behaviour support, and enriching pupils' educational experiences through trips, work experience, and careers guidance. Staff and leaders are deeply committed to helping all pupils flourish, regardless of their background.
Key Strengths
- Warm relationships between staff and pupils creating a positive behaviour culture
- Excellent pastoral support and celebration of success for all students
- Sixth form provision is strong with students well-prepared for further education and employment
- Effective personal development programme helping pupils understand modern Britain
- Strong focus on reading with increased engagement in reading for pleasure outside school
Areas for Improvement
- Classroom activities sometimes don't match the intended curriculum learning, limiting how effectively pupils learn
- Staff don't consistently address gaps in pupil knowledge, affecting understanding especially in younger years
- Pupil attendance remains too high, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and below national improvement rates
- Pupils not achieving as well as expected in external tests and assessments
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experience, camping trips, visits to London, theatre visits, careers events
Monkseaton High School has a strong community with good behaviour, personal development, and leadership, but the quality of education requires improvement due to inconsistent curriculum implementation and achievement gaps in external tests.
About
Monkseaton High School is a coeducational upper school situated in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England for 13- to 18-year-olds. There are 465 students on roll, over 150 of whom are in the sixth form.
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At a Glance
23.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
43 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.23 to -0.46 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 41.5 to 44.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 30% to 34% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 44.1 | 34.4% |
| Disadvantaged(35) | - | 33.0 | 14.3% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(93) | - | 48.3 | 41.9% |
| Boys(66) | - | 38.2 | 27.3% |
| Girls(62) | - | 50.4 | 41.9% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(15) | - | 50.8 | 33.3% |
| Non mobile(124) | - | 44.6 | 35.5% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 167 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.42%
Exclusion rate
167
Suspensions
34.72%
Suspension rate
72 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 481 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Monkseaton High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Monkseaton High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Monkseaton High School is in North Tyneside; for families living there:
Apply to North Tyneside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Tyneside is 12 (the median across 84 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Monkseaton High School
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
48%
Available places
462 pupils
964 places
502 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Whitley Bay
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Whitley Bay
Across North Tyneside council
Places available
1,743
Applications
1,685
Got 1st preference
84.3%
Got preferred school
94.4%
All secondary applications across North Tyneside council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
155
Total Pupils
79
Boys
76
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
6.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,218
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,057
Per pupil
£3087k
Total funding
£142k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
12.7%
Overall absence
33.5%
Persistent absence
448
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Monkseaton High School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Monkseaton High School
What are GCSE results like at Monkseaton High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Monkseaton High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 44.1. 34% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Monkseaton High School's Ofsted rating?
Monkseaton High School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Monkseaton High School?
No fixed boundary. When Monkseaton High School is oversubscribed, North Tyneside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Monkseaton High School?
Monkseaton High School was not full in 2025: it ran at 48% of its 964 places.
How big are the classes at Monkseaton High School?
Classes at Monkseaton High School average 14.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Monkseaton High School?
Monkseaton High School has around 155 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Monkseaton High School?
12.7% of sessions were missed at Monkseaton High School in 2024/25. 33.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Monkseaton High School?
Apply through North Tyneside's coordinated admissions process, naming Monkseaton High School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Monkseaton High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Tyneside is 12 (the median across 84 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Monkseaton High School?
Monkseaton High School is at Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)