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Whitburn Village Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Sunderland, SR6 7NS

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Whitburn Village Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2020

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 11
Pupils244
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Joanne Beavers
TrustTYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
Opened01 Nov 2024
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151290.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils244
Girls109
Boys135
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.9.4%
First language not English1.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.201
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.4.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.24
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.2
Average class size28.6

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
94.7%
Other mixed
1.6%
Bangladeshi
0.8%
Other ethnic group
0.8%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.4%
White and Black Caribbean
0.4%
White and Black African
0.4%
White and Asian
0.4%
Other Asian
0.4%
Irish
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher26.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.15
Teachers (FTE)9
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.7
Support staff (FTE)9.21
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.25
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.64
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.26
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)14

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSouth TynesideEngland
Overall absence5%, similar to England, similar to South Tyneside5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.7%, better than England, better than South Tyneside14.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.6%, similar to England, similar to South Tyneside0.8%1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

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.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

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Schools near Whitburn Village Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miSecondaryWhitburn Church of England AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMarsden Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryMonkwearmouth AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimarySeaburn Dene Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryFulwell Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.3 miPrimaryFulwell Infant School AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryCleadon Church of England AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimarySt Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Whitburn Village Primary School

What is Whitburn Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Whitburn Village Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 4 Feb 2020.

How hard is it to get into Whitburn Village Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Whitburn Village Primary School made 25 offers from 64 applications (2.6 per offer), and 25 of 26 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Whitburn Village Primary School?

Whitburn Village Primary School has 244 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Whitburn Village Primary School?

Whitburn Village Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Whitburn Village Primary School?

At Whitburn Village Primary School, the average class had 28.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 26.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Whitburn Village Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Whitburn Village Primary School missed 5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.7% 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.