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# Whytrig Middle School

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](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **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
- **Local authority:** Northumberland
- **Location:** Whitley Bay, NE25 0FW, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01912371402
- **Website:** [svf.org.uk](https://www.svf.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 122335 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122335))
- **Ofsted:** Report card, 10 February 2026: expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 3; safeguarding met — Last graded Good (graded 3 November 2021)

## Vacancies (1)

- [LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Band 4)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1t69aqt9rag-learning-support-assistant-band) · Salary £27,274 to £29,071 a year · Closes 16 Nov · Part time · Teaching support · 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 |

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% |

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.

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## Sources

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.

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