Whitehouse Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in North Shields, North Tyneside, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 12 places for moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 2–11
- 137 pupils
- Ofsted: Inadequate
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 12 places, 13 pupils
- Pupils
- 137
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Moran
- Part of
- Neat Academy Trust
- Council
- North Tyneside
- School reference (URN)
- 150021
Needs its base supports
1 need: moderate learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in North Tyneside (8)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often North Tyneside council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Serious weaknesses. Rated Inadequate, July 2022
Ofsted has placed this school in serious weaknesses.
Rated Inadequate at its last graded inspection, in July 2022.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, NE29 8PE
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- John Spence Community High School Mainstream + base · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Requires improvement 0.7 miles
- Southlands School Special school · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.9 miles
All SEND schools in North Tyneside
By need in North Tyneside: Moderate learning (9) · Speech and language (8) · Autism (4) · SEMH (3) · Physical (3)
Questions about Whitehouse Primary School
How do I get a place in Whitehouse Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Whitehouse Primary School support?
Moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Whitehouse Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Whitehouse Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Inadequate by Ofsted in July 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Whitehouse Primary School?
Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, NE29 8PE, in North Tyneside.
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