OFSTED
4 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,797
1,797 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
865
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
932
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.5 pts
below England
School
9.3%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.0%
1,600
Any other White background
2.0%
36
Bangladeshi
1.8%
32
White and Asian
1.5%
27
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
21
Chinese
0.9%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.5%
242 of
1,797 pupils
7.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
54.2
15.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.31 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.52 pts
higher than
England
School
6.73%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.21 pts
lower than
England
School
14.60%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
higher than
England
School
2.58%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.7%
13.4 pts
above England
Whitley Bay High School
105.7%
North Tyneside
89.4%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.