School profile

Langley First School

Primary · Community school · Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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Langley First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 12 May 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 9
Pupils295 of 298 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr S Ward
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108591.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils295
Girls138
Boys157
Eligible for free school meals7.5%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support36
EHC plan6
Average class size24

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
95.9%
Other White
1%
Indian
0.7%
Other Asian
0.7%
White and Black Caribbean
0.3%
White and Asian
0.3%
Other mixed
0.3%
Bangladeshi
0.3%
Other ethnic group
0.3%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Overall absence4.7%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence10.8%12.1%13.2%
Severe absence0%0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

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.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)47
Applications (Reception)87
First preference applications (Reception)50
First preference offers (Reception)47
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places298
Pupils on roll273
Unfilled places8.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult11.2
Teachers (FTE)12.62
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.85
Support staff (FTE)14.28
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2514.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.2
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Langley First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryStar of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley BayAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryAppletree Gardens First SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.5 miMiddle deemed secondaryMonkseaton Coastal SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
0.5 miSecondaryMonkseaton High SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryPreston Grange Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySouth Wellfield First SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miMiddle deemed secondaryValley Gardens Middle SchoolFoundation school
Outstanding
0.8 miMiddle deemed secondaryWellfield Middle SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryWhitley Bay High SchoolFoundation school
Outstanding
0.9 miMiddle deemed secondaryMarden Bridge Middle SchoolFoundation school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Langley First School

What is Langley First School's Ofsted rating?

Langley First School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 12 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Langley First School?

Langley First School has 295 pupils aged 3 to 9, with capacity for 298.

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.