Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Year 5 - Year 8 (ages 9-13)
Middle deemed secondaryFoundation schoolMixed
About the school
“Kindness is important to us because we firmly believe that a school that has kindness at the heart of its ethos is a place where people can feel safe and want to be. Our pupil voice surveys and activities confirm that pupils feel this way about our school.”
Established school - open since before current records began.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 18 December 2024
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Not applicable
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 768
- Phone
- 01919176667
- Website
- http://www.vgms.uk