Valley Gardens Middle School
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| Established | 1957 |
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| Type | Community middle school |
| Headteacher | David Godfrey |
| Location |
Valley Gardens Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear NE25 9AQ England |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| DfE number | 392/4026 |
| DfE URN | 108636 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 9–13 |
| Website | valleygardensmiddle.org.uk |
Valley Gardens Middle School is located in Monkseaton, Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, United Kingdom. The Headteacher is David Godfrey. It is the largest middle school in Whitley Bay, with about 730 pupils on roll and SATs results are significantly above the national average. It serves a mainly suburban catchment.
Its motto is "What do you want to achieve?"
Most students transfer to Whitley Bay High School at the end of Year 8 due to its close proximity.
Prior to school reorganisation in the 1970s the building was a secondary modern; hence it has always had relatively good technology facilities for a middle school.
The school has had a varied history. The school was built in 1957. It closed through the summer of 1973 and turned from Whitley Bay County Secondary School into Valley Gardens Middle School . For the academic year 1973-74 it operated as a Middle School with only years 2,3 and 4. Year 1 of the Middle school commenced in 1974-75. In 2000 the school was threatened with closure after North Tyneside council wanted to turn to a two-tier system instead of the three-tier system that was then used, this did not happen. In 2002, an extra year five class was added to take the numbers from 5 classes to 6. At that time, every other year had six classes already. This move was taken to increase capacity and increase chances of getting into sixth form in later life. Also in 2002 the school governors encouraged the local education authority to provide more classrooms and modernise the buildings.
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