The Whitby High School is a secondary school located in Ellesmere Port. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sycamore Drive, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Website: www.whitbyhigh.org
Telephone: 01513558445
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Bryn Heeley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111429

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1625
Number of Pupils: 1609
Number of Boys: 833
Number of Girls: 776

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.34 to -0.03
Of the 273 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 270 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.86
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Primary School
Eddisbury Road , Whitby CH66 2JT 		2out of 4 408 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
Deeside , Whitby CH65 6TQ 		3out of 4 660 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Whitby Heath Primary School
Wyedale , Whitby CH65 6RJ 		4out of 4 888 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Capenhurst Lane , CH65 7AQ 		3out of 4 939 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Community Primary School
Dolphin Crescent , Great Sutton CH66 4SZ 		4out of 4 1,026 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive , Whitby CH66 2NU 		2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		1out of 4 905 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
164 Whitby Road , CH65 6EA 		1out of 4 1,714 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hinderton School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		4out of 4 796 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Bridge Short Stay School
Appleton Drive , CH65 7EP 		3out of 4 1,075 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Chester Road , Great Sutton CH66 2NA 		3out of 4 1,412 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greater Grace School of Christian Education
Church Lane , Backford CH2 4BE 		- not rated 3,100 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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