Southridge First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Southridge First School is a primary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2022. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cranleigh Place, Beaumont Park Estate, Whitley Bay, NE25 9UD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 321 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are kind, considerate and well-mannered.”
- “They enjoy school and say that they feel safe and happy.”
- “Pupils like their teachers because they are helpful and look after them.”
To improve
- “However, some foundation subjects would benefit from a more precise use of assessment so that the next steps in the curriculum accurately match pupils’ needs.”
- “However, this is inconsistent.”
- “In some subjects, such as history and design and technology, teachers do not have an accurate picture of what pupils know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as North Tyneside published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Whitley Lodge First School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coquet Park First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Appletree Gardens First School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marine Park First School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley First School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- South Wellfield First School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published