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Valley Gardens Middle School is located in Monkseaton , Whitley Bay in North Tyneside , United Kingdom . The Headteacher is Michael Homer. 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 1970 s the Building was a Secondary Modern ; hence it has always had relatively good Technology facilities for a Middle School . 2007 marks school's 50th anniversary. Celebrations are being planned for later this year in the Autumn Term. HISTORY The school has had a varied history. The School was built in 1957 . It closed through the Summer of 1967 and turned from Whitley Bay County Secondary School into Valley Gardens Middle School . 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 5 class was added to take the numbers from 5 classes to 6, at that time every other year had 6 classes all ready. 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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