Whitley Bay High School

State-Funded School

whitley-bay-high-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

TynemouthConstituency

NE25 9ASPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whitley Bay High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,797 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.65

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,797

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,797
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
24 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.