Southridge First School, Whitley Bay
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will be taught by caring staff who help them feel safe and happy at school. The school is particularly strong at teaching reading, with daily phonics sessions that help children become confident readers. Teachers work hard to support all learners, including those with additional needs, and the school provides exciting trips and activities that bring learning to life.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave well, feel safe and have positive relationships with caring adults
- Reading curriculum is well-organised with daily phonics sessions that help pupils become confident, fluent readers
- Early years provides a vibrant, creative learning environment that prepares children well for Year 1
- Pupils with SEND receive effective support through adapted teaching strategies and additional sessions
- School offers a broad range of trips and experiences linked to learning topics
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment in foundation subjects like history and design and technology is not precise enough to guide what pupils need to learn next
- Teachers do not consistently use assessment information to plan the next steps in the curriculum
- Some foundation subjects lack detailed knowledge development due to insufficient curriculum organisation
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with all staff appropriately trained, detailed record-keeping by the designated safeguarding lead, and pupils taught how to stay safe online.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports coaching sessions, reading activities, trips to Hancock Museum, updates from Farmer Fred's Field in Northumberland
Southridge First School is a good school where pupils are kind, well-mannered and enjoy learning in a safe, happy environment. Leaders have redesigned the curriculum with a greater focus on subjects, and all staff teach reading particularly well.
At a Glance
4.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
321 pupils
352 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Whitley Bay
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Whitley Bay
Admissions Demand - North Tyneside
Places available
2,530
Applications
2,044
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
97.5%
Primary admissions across North Tyneside (2025/26)
Inspection History(104)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.17791%
Overall absence
2.45902%
Persistent absence
244
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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