Primary
Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 250 of 230 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 23.6
- Pupils per adult
- 9.7
- Pupils
- 230
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
North Tyneside admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Palmer
- Address
- Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
- Telephone
- 01916076575