Whitley Bay High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108638
- Address
- Deneholm, NE25 9AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1744 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 88.7%
Mixed 4%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Other White 1.9%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.3
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 70 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 199 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 93 |
| English Language | GCSE | 367 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 378 185 193 |
| Year 10 | 370 203 167 |
| Year 11 | 368 191 177 |
| Year 12 | 359 193 166 |
| Year 13 | 269 128 141 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 45.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 40.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 71.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 28.9% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% |