Whitehouse Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · North Shields, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
1.18 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Whitehouse Primary School is a primary school in North Shields, North Tyneside for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Whitehouse Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 1.18 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 51.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
- For Reception 2025, the last child offered a place lived 1.18 miles away, 15th shortest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.94 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 12 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 52 North Tyneside primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 29% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, NE29 8PE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 137 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 29% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Preston Grange Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Collingwood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New York Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Spring Gardens Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- King Edward Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published