Whitburn Church of England Academy
About the school
Whitburn Church of England Academy is an open secondary school in South Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 January 2025
- Published
- 9 February 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.6
- South Tyneside
- 42.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.20%
- South Tyneside
- 38.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 79.10%
- South Tyneside
- 60.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 21.90%
- South Tyneside
- 35.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.43
- South Tyneside
- 3.74
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.28
AAB or better
- School
- 12.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1205
Girls
53.20%
Boys
46.80%
SEN support
13.69%
Education, health and care plan
0.83%
English as an additional language
1.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.06%
Overall absence
6.17
Persistent absence
15.89
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
199
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
104
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
72%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
6%