Whitley Lodge First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Whitley Lodge First School is a primary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside for ages 3–9 (community school). North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 250 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils' happiness, wellbeing and high academic achievement are at the heart of this community school.”
- “Pupils feel cared for and well looked after by all staff.”
- “As a result, they feel safe and are able to thrive in school.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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.
- Coquet Park First School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southridge First School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Marine Park First School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Appletree Gardens First School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley First School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- South Wellfield First School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rockcliffe First School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published