# Whytrig Middle School

Whytrig Middle School is a secondary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 9 to 13.

It had 330 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E122335. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 9 to 13
- Pupils: 330
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122335

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils at Whytrig Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Seaton Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-valley-high-school-e122374): 90 m. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Seaton Delaval First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-delaval-first-school-e122223): 770 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022
- [New Hartley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-hartley-first-school-e122224): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- [Holywell Village First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holywell-village-first-school-e122195): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northumberland-pupil-referral-unit-e132130): 1.9 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, May 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122335)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122335)

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