Whytrig Middle School is a state-maintained secondary school in Whitley Bay, United Kingdom with 330 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 10 February 2026: expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 3; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Band 4) (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Alan Rogers, Executive Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
330 pupils · 50% girls · 35.5% eligible for free school meals · 3.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
63 (19.1%) on SEN support · 26 (7.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Whytrig Middle School Prospect Avenue Seaton Delaval Tyne and WearNE25 0FW0191 237 1505LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Band 4) Band 4: Scale Points 7 to 11 £27,274 to £29,071 (£18,689…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
49%
3%
2023/24
54%
4%
2022/23
51%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (10 February 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
10 February 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 3; safeguarding met
3 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
6 June 2018
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
17.2
19.2
–
0
£53,338
2024/25
18.5
17.7
17%
0
£48,951
2023/24
15.0
21.5
9%
0
£49,018
2022/23
12.3
23.6
10%
0
£42,760
2021/22
17.6
16.3
26%
0
£46,285
2020/21
12.2
20.3
16%
0
£43,742
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
26.2
8.8
37%
0
£39,361
2018/19
12.0
19.2
19%
0
£41,509
2017/18
11.7
18.7
13%
0
£42,382
2016/17
9.6
22.5
12%
0
£39,301
2015/16
10.5
19.9
18%
0
£36,255
2014/15
10.8
16.9
19%
0
£37,034
2013/14
11.2
16.2
4%
0
£37,181
2012/13
13.5
14.8
30%
0
£35,005
2011/12
13.4
16.5
22%
0
£37,822
2010/11
12.8
18.1
9%
0
£39,930
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
7.1%
1.0%
17.8%
2.3%
2024/25
7.1%
1.7%
18.6%
2.7%
2023/24
6.9%
1.3%
19.8%
0.6%
2022/23
6.0%
1.0%
17.1%
1.3%
2021/22
7.2%
0.7%
22.3%
0.7%
2020/21
3.2%
0.5%
7.2%
0.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.0%
1.1%
5.6%
0.0%
2017/18
3.8%
0.7%
5.5%
0.0%
2016/17
3.5%
0.8%
6.3%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 support. Most often advertised: LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT, LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.