Whitley Bay High School
About the school
Whitley Bay High School is an open secondary school in North Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 June 2024
- Published
- 24 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.2
- North Tyneside
- 46
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 62.80%
- North Tyneside
- 43.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 79.90%
- North Tyneside
- 64.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 32.10%
- North Tyneside
- 29.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.65
- North Tyneside
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.47
AAB or better
- School
- 18.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1762
Girls
48.30%
Boys
51.70%
SEN support
8.85%
Education, health and care plan
2.95%
English as an additional language
4.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
9.65%
Overall absence
6.73
Persistent absence
14.6
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
369
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
316
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
55%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
20%