Middle deemed secondary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9QW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 14 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 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
- 345
- Places
- 360
- How full
- Nearly full — 345 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 164 / 181
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Tyneside 007B, 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
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 89%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
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
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Susan Winter
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward
- St Mary's
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- URN
- 108649
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Gardens Middle SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Whitley Bay High SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2024 | 54.2 | 1.1 mi |
| Monkseaton Middle SchoolFoundation school | Good 2021 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Monkseaton High SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 41 | 1.3 mi |
| Marden Bridge Middle SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 49.6 | 1.7 mi |
| John Spence Community High SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 41 | 2 mi |
| Marden High SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 55.1 | 2.2 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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