Wellfield Middle School

Foundation school·Primary school Whitley Bay, North Tyneside·NE25 9QW
Composite score
50.7
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#7,012
National rank
#394
In North East
#23
In North Tyneside
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
353
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,644
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Wellfield Middle School is a primary school serving Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 353 pupils aged 9 to 13 on roll. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 19.6 pupils per teacher. Wellfield Middle School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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