Valley Gardens Middle School
Secondary schoolValley Gardens Middle School is a secondary school in North Tyneside, for pupils aged 9 to 13. It had 768 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Valley Gardens Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in North Tyneside and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Whitley Bay High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Southridge First SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022300 m
- Monkseaton Coastal SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Whitley Lodge First SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1 km
- Coquet Park First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade1.1 km
- Appletree Gardens First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Tyneside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).