North Tyneside
Whitley Bay High School
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What the data says
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Attainment 8 of 54.2 is above the national average of around 46.
- 54.2
- Attainment 8
- 77%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.31
- Progress 8
- [0.16, 0.45]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 270 | Not published | Not published | 26% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 260 | Not published | Not published | 29% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 257 | 2% England 1% | 35% England 18% | 38% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 238 | 2% England 1% | 33% England 15% | 37% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 241 | 1% England 1% | 29% England 16% | 33% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 268 | <0.5% England 1% | 26% England 14% | 32% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 368 | 54.2 | — | 77.4% | 32.1% | 4.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 367 | 56.3 | +0.31 | 82.0% | 33.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 369 | 55.3 | +0.50 | 82.0% | 27.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 367 | 56.5 | +0.34 | 82.0% | 30.0% | 4.8 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Tyneside for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 108638 |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 13-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher S Wilson |
| Trust | The North Tyneside Learning Trust |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | NE25 9AS |
| Latest pupils | 368 |
| FSM eligible | 9.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9AS
http://www.whitleybayhighschool.org/View local authority page1917317070| DfE number | 4029 |
| UKPRN | 10007495 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 24 Jun 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2024 |