New Hartley First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Whitley Bay, Northumberland
New Hartley First School is a primary school in Whitley Bay, Northumberland for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- New Hartley, Whitley Bay, NE25 0RD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are happy and nurtured by staff.”
- “Pupils live out the school’s character virtues which include empathy, honesty and respect.”
- “Pupils treat each other with kindness.”
To improve
- “In the last two years, the school has had many changes in staff, including at leadership level.”
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, checks on pupils’ understanding are not consistently precise enough.”
- “Sometimes gaps in learning and misconceptions are not spotted, so some pupils struggle to move on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Seaton Delaval First School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Holywell Village First School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Seghill First School 1.9 mi Good
- New Delaval Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- Cramlington Village Primary School 2.0 mi Requires improvement
- Newsham Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged
- Seaton Sluice First School 2.1 mi Not judged
- Eastlea Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained