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Southridge First School

North Tyneside, NE25 9UDPrimaryAges 3–9MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2022
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
56 1st-choice / 57 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Southridge First School

Southridge First School sits within North Tyneside’s primary landscape, a local authority home to 53 state primary schools, five of which currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself is rated Good, following its most recent inspection in 2022, and sits 1.1 kilometres from the nearest Outstanding-rated peer, Coquet Park First School. Among its local authority peers, the top-ranked schools include Cullercoats Primary School and New York Primary School, both with a ranking score of 82, and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats, at 80. Southridge is a mixed, non-denominational first school for children aged three to nine, with nursery provision on site. Headteacher Finn Willcock leads a school that is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 118 applications for 57 places, with 56 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.07. That level of demand suggests strong local reputation, even if the school’s Ofsted rating is Good rather than Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCranleigh Place, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, NE25 9UD
HeadteacherFinn Willcock
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Number of Pupils339
Free School Meals (FSM)5.7%
School Capacity339 / 352 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Jul 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 22 Sept 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Sports HallLibraryGymnasiumPlaying FieldsSensory RoomDining HallForest SchoolMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

SwimmingCross CountryCricketAthletics

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubChessCodingFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: southridgefirst.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Southridge First School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.