Whitley Bay High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · North Tyneside
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 04/06/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
93.3%
14.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,797
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- S Wilson
- Address
- Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
- Phone
- 01917317070
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Whitley Bay North · Tynemouth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108638
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
1,797 pupils · 1,700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,123 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.94 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 368 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 319 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 362 | 30% | 70% | 86% | |
| English Language | 361 | 26% | 66% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 348 | 24% | 73% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 300 | 19% | 60% | 80% | |
| Geography | 179 | 37% | 77% | 87% | |
| Business | 176 | 28% | 74% | 85% | |
| History | 172 | 37% | 76% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 129 | 38% | 78% | 95% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 128 | 39% | 83% | 95% | |
| Physical Education | 81 | 22% | 73% | 90% | |
| Design & Technology | 67 | 10% | 58% | 73% | |
| German | 59 | 37% | 86% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 88 | 22% | 53% | 72% | |
| Psychology | 75 | 7% | 27% | 55% | |
| Business Studies | 70 | 3% | 14% | 36% | |
| Biology | 60 | 7% | 40% | 60% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 54 | 6% | 20% | 70% | |
| History | 46 | 4% | 30% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 22% | 40% | 64% | |
| Economics | 40 | 0% | 15% | 55% | |
| Physics | 37 | 14% | 32% | 59% | |
| Geography | 37 | 5% | 19% | 43% | |
| English Language | 37 | 5% | 27% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 32 | 9% | 19% | 69% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12452: Whitley Bay High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Tyneside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.