Valley Gardens Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 25 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108636
- Address
- Valley Gardens, NE25 9AQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 766 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 93%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 1.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.7
WritingWell above average4.1
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 80%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 192 87 105 |
| Year 6 | 195 109 86 |
| Year 7 | 190 95 95 |
| Year 8 | 189 91 98 |