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Valley Gardens Middle School

Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ

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Profile
TypeFoundation school
HeadteacherMr David Godfrey
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
Pupils on roll768
RegionNorth East
Capacity771
ConstituencyTynemouth
WardWhitley Bay North
Religious characterDoes not apply
GenderMixed
PostcodeNE25 9AQ
URN108636
Ofsted · S5 Inspection · 2024-11-19
No
Overall effectiveness
O
Quality of education
O
Behaviour & attitudes
O
Personal development
O
Leadership & management
O Outstanding G Good RI Requires improvement I Inadequate

SAFEGUARDING: EFFECTIVE · PUBLISHED 2024-12-18 · INSPECTION 10322963 · FULL REPORT ↗

Trust

Member of The North Tyneside Learning Trust - trust, joined 01/07/2013.

GROUP UID 1337

Governing body · 13 governors
GovernorFirst appointedTerm endsTenureStatus
Mr David Nisbet reappointedChair of Governors15 Dec 202114 Dec 2029
5y
ACTIVE
Mrs Victoria AndersonGovernor21 Feb 202520 Feb 2029
2y
ACTIVE
Mrs Sharen BellGovernor7 Jan 20256 Jan 2029
2y
ACTIVE
Mrs Dan BradyGovernor27 Apr 202331 Aug 2026
4y
LAPSED
Mrs Karen BurgessGovernor18 May 202217 May 2026
4y
LAPSED
Mr Sean BurnsideGovernor29 Mar 202228 Mar 2030
5y
ACTIVE
Mr David GodfreyGovernor11 Apr 201612 Apr 2027
11y
ENDS SOON
Mrs Lynn JohnsonGovernor17 Dec 201916 Dec 2027
7y
ACTIVE
Mr James MacLeodGovernor18 May 202217 May 2030
4y
ACTIVE
Mrs Ellie RobertsGovernor27 Apr 202326 Apr 2027
4y
ENDS SOON
Mrs Louisa StaerckGovernor22 Mar 202421 Mar 2028
3y
ACTIVE
Miss Alex Tait reappointedGovernor1 Dec 202221 Sep 2030
4y
ACTIVE
Mr Jonathan ThompsonGovernor1 Sep 202131 Aug 2029
5y
ACTIVE