Whitley Lodge First School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · North Tyneside
Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
97.6%
0.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
250
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
230 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
36
Places offered
90
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 35 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 90 | 36 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
North Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Palmer
- Address
- Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
- Phone
- 01916076575
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- St Mary's · Tynemouth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108600
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
250 pupils · 230 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 181 pupils
Attendance
97.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Tyneside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.