Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
1,797 pupils · 106% of 1,700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 June 2024, published 24 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 62.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 3.6 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2018 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2018 entry | 5 | 18 | 33 | 5 |
| Sept 2017 entry | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 5 | 15 | 26 | 5 |
| Sept 2015 entry | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Monkseaton High School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Marden High School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- John Spence Community High School 3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic High School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Seaton Valley High School 4.7 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Norham High School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.