Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
Primary school in Bedlington, Northumberland. Requires improvement (Dec 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 December 2023, report published 4 February 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2026
The last inspection was in December 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.5 milesBedlington West End Primary School
Good (Mar 2024)
- 0.6 milesSt Bede's Catholic Primary School
Report card, Mar 2026: 7 expected
- 0.6 milesStead Lane Primary School
Good (Jun 2023)
- 0.8 milesMeadowdale Academy
Good (Jul 2023)
- 1.1 milesBedlington Station Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.