Whitburn Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · South Tyneside
Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/11/2019
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,204
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,265 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
187 of 188 families who put it first got an offer
193
Places offered
319
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 188 | 187 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 82 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 319 | 193 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
South Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 100 applications came from outside the council area (43 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Crowe
- Address
- Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF
- Phone
- 01915293712
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Whitburn & Marsden · South Shields
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136386
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WHITBURN CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
1,204 pupils · 1,265 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
12 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,032 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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 | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.92 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 201 | — |
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 | 33.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 113 | — |
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 | 199 | 14% | 57% | 84% | |
| English Language | 199 | 16% | 59% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 10% | 63% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 20% | 69% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 0% | 39% | 77% | |
| Geography | 98 | 30% | 60% | 74% | |
| Business | 79 | 19% | 71% | 86% | |
| History | 68 | 29% | 69% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 53 | 26% | 64% | 81% | |
| Biology | 52 | 54% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 52 | 52% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 50% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 5% | 12% | 35% | |
| Mathematics | 32 | 19% | 41% | 47% | |
| Business Studies | 32 | 3% | 9% | 53% | |
| Biology | 26 | 19% | 23% | 54% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 13% | 43% | 52% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 11% | 39% | 83% | |
| Economics | 17 | 6% | 18% | 35% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 6% | 18% | 29% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 17 | 0% | 6% | 24% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 0% | 44% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19416: Whitburn Church of England School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
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 South 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.