Primary school

Whitburn Village Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • South Tyneside
  • SR6 7NS
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2020

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,338 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 62%2022/23: top 31%31% · 2022/232023/24: top 57%2024/25: top 49%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM65% · North East 67%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North East 8%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 28 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 48% · 31 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 61% · 31 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 63% · 32 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 69% · 29 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 60% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 65% · 23 pupils · North East 67%69%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 28 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 10% · 31 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 6% · 32 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 4% · 23 pupils · North East 8%10%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 32 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 23 pupils · North East 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 31 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 103 · 31 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 32 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 23 pupils · North East 105104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.2%
25 of 26 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 96.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2625
2nd210
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2020

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2020Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026244
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.7%
First language not English1.8%
SEN support21.9%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.7%

103.4% full · 236 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.6
Pupils per adult15.0
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 18.2 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • −£45,000revenue reserve
  • −£57,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £784,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it