Whitburn Church of England Academy

Whitburn Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitburn, South Tyneside. Its motto is "Excellence for all".

Whitburn Academy
Address
Rackley Way

Whitburn
,
Tyne And Wear
,
SR6 7EF

England
Coordinates54.94958°N 1.35963°W / 54.94958; -1.35963
Information
TypeAcadaemy
MottoExcellence for all
Religious affiliation(s)Church Of England
Department for Education URN136386 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJ Crowe
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1228
HousesLindisfarne, Tynemouth, Durham, Bamburgh
Colour(s)Yellow, Blue, Purple, Red
Websitewhitburncofeacademy.org

The academy was known as Whitburn Comprehensive School before moving and receiving major upgrades funded by the Church of England. It has specialist status in maths and computing and is a national teaching school.[1]

Sixth form

The academy has had plans to open a sixth form college for many years. Building work started in January 2015 and the building opened in September of the same year.[2][3]

Academic performance

The school performs well above the local authority average has held the best GCSE and AS/A level scores in South Tyneside. As of 2015, the school is listed as the second highest in Tyne and Wear[4]

At GCSE in 2010, the school came first in the local authority area, above the England average. The school repeated the success in 2014.[5] Ofsted has rated the school as outstanding

In 2016, 86% of pupils gained a grade C or above at GCSE level in English and Maths.[6]

Multi-academy trust

In October 2016, Whitburn expressed an interest in transitioning from single to multi-academy trust status.[7] It later joined the PBTSA and Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy and Whitburn Church of England Academy were selected by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to play a leading role in Prince Bishops Teaching School Alliance.

References
  1. "About PBTSA - PBTSA". PBTSA. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. "Sixth Form". Whitburn Church of England Academy. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. "Opening of Whitburn Church of England Academy Sixth Form". www.aaprojects.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  4. Diffley, Jamie. "Real Schools Guide 2015: We reveal the best performing schools on Tyneside". Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  5. "GCSE results 2014". 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  6. "GCSE results: Star student at Whitburn Academy achieves full house as she clocks up 12 A*s". www.shieldsgazette.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. "Multi Academy Trust Consultation". Whitburn Church of England Academy. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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