Silverdale School, Wallsend
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has some positive relationships between staff and pupils and offers enrichment activities for older students including residential visits and careers advice. Art and design teaching is well planned. However, these strengths are overshadowed by serious concerns about safeguarding, attendance, and the overall quality of education.
Key Strengths
- Some positive relationships between pupils and staff
- Art and design curriculum is well designed
- Older pupils access enrichment activities including residential visits and careers advice
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding procedures are not effective and pupils do not feel safe
- Attendance rates are very low with no effective systems in place
- Curriculum is disconnected and lacks ambition or structure
- Behaviour is poorly managed with frequent suspensions
- Leadership capacity is insufficient at all levels
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - the school has failed to establish proper oversight of pupils' whereabouts, pupils lack confidence in reporting concerns, and several safeguarding checks on third-party staff had not been completed before inspection.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visit to Ford Castle, off-site visits, workshops on knife crime, careers programme, careers advice
Silverdale School, which previously received a Good rating, has significantly declined and is now rated Inadequate across all areas. The school serves pupils with special educational needs and disabilities but is failing to meet their needs effectively.
At a Glance
80.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 8% to 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
138 pupils
150 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wallsend
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wallsend
Admissions Demand - North Tyneside
Places available
1,697
Applications
1,716
Got 1st preference
85.8%
Got preferred school
94.9%
Secondary admissions across North Tyneside (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
20.35661%
Overall absence
47.61905%
Persistent absence
147
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Silverdale School
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
Denbigh Community Primary School
Stephenson Memorial Primary School
Hadrian Park Primary School
Battle Hill Primary School
Collingwood Primary School
New York Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Percy Main Primary School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
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