such as an International Day in 2005, plus the schools high success in languages. It was presented by BBC News reader Anna Ford in 2006. The school received an Outstanding review from Ofsted in 2013. Famous pupils, past Peter Ramage, current Queens Park Rangers and former Newcastle United footballer Steven Taylor, Newcastle United footballer Greg Rutherford, Hartlepool United footballer References External links Valley Gardens Middle School Middle schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside Whitley Bay Foundation schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside