Middle deemed secondary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8JW
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 December 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Places
- 384
- How full
- 53% full — 203 of 384 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 90 / 113
- Overall absence
- 10%
- Persistently absent
- 32%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 37%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 28%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Tyneside 009B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 43%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kirsty Nichols-Mackay
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward
- Monkseaton
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- URN
- 108637
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marden Bridge Middle SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Monkseaton High SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 41 | 0.5 mi |
| Valley Gardens Middle SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Whitley Bay High SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2024 | 54.2 | 0.7 mi |
| Wellfield Middle SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Marden High SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 55.1 | 1.2 mi |
| John Spence Community High SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 41 | 1.2 mi |
| St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 49.6 | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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