Whitley Bay High School is a secondary school located in Whitley Bay. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Website: http://www.whitleybayhighschool.org/
Telephone: 01917317070
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr S Wilson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108638

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1700
Number of Pupils: 1689
Number of Boys: 843
Number of Girls: 846

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.39 Confidence interval 0.26 to 0.53
Of the 360 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 357 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:62%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.77
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southridge First School
Cranleigh Place , Beaumont Park Estate NE25 9UD 		4out of 4 395 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coquet Park First School
The Links , NE26 1TQ 		4out of 4 897 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive , NE26 3HW 		3out of 4 922 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Marine Park First School
Park Road , NE26 1LT 		4out of 4 1,220 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Appletree Gardens First School
Appletree Gardens , Monkseaton NE25 8XS 		3out of 4 1,349 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm , NE25 9AS 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road , NE25 9EQ 		3out of 4 2,031 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marden High School
Hartington Road , Cullercoats NE30 3RZ 		3out of 4 3,055 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens , NE25 9AQ 		4out of 4 296 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive , Monkseaton NE25 8JN 		2out of 4 1,153 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marden Bridge Middle School
Lovaine Avenue , NE25 8RW 		3out of 4 1,574 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road , South Wellfield NE25 9QW 		3out of 4 1,908 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens , West Monkseaton NE25 9DL 		3out of 4 1,585 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorbridge
Earsdon Road , Shiremoor NE27 0HJ 		3out of 4 3,107 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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