Whytrig Community Middle School

State-Funded School

whytrig-community-middle-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Cramlington and KillingworthConstituency

NE25 0FWPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Whytrig Community Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Northumberland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 330 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 11 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

330

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 330
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
26 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.