Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Oct 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108588.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 345 |
| Girls | 170 |
| Boys | 175 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 3.8% |
| First language not English | 1.4% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 298 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 277 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 7% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 31 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 8 |
| Average class size | 27.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 22.3 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 14.46 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 13.91 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 16.53 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 13.5 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 12 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1.6 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 60 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 137 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 70 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 57 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 8 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.4%, better than England, better than North Tyneside | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 8.6%, better than England, better than North Tyneside | 12.1% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than North Tyneside | 0.6% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Wellfield Middle School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Feb 2019. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Langley First School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 12 May 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Valley Gardens Middle School | Foundation school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 19 Nov 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Shiremoor Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 29 Nov 2023. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Southridge First School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Jul 2022. | |
| 1.1 mi | Secondary | Whitley Bay High School | Foundation school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Jun 2024. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Appletree Gardens First School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Nov 2013. | |
| 1.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Monkseaton Coastal School | Foundation school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2026. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Feb 2014. | |
| 1.3 mi | Secondary | Monkseaton High School | Foundation school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 13 May 2025. |
South Wellfield First School is rated Good, last inspected on 8 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, South Wellfield First School made 60 offers from 137 applications (2.3 per offer), and 57 of 70 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
South Wellfield First School has 345 pupils aged 3 to 9.
South Wellfield First School had 298 school places in 2024/25.
At South Wellfield First School, the average class had 27.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.3 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at South Wellfield First School missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.