Valley Gardens Middle School

State-Funded School

valley-gardens-middle-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

TynemouthConstituency

NE25 9AQPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Valley Gardens Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in North Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 768 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

768

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 768
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Dec 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
17 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.