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The Whitby High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Sycamore Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port CH66 2NU · whitbyhigh.org · 0151 355 8445
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire West and Chester 44.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,398
- 86% of 1,625 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 196 | 185 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 223 | 205 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 228 | 215 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 271 | 235 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 289 | 273 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 44.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.4 | −5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 7 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 41.8 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 8.8 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 students | C (30.1) | Average +0.08 | |
| 58 students | C (30.3) | Average +0.09 | |
| 73 students | Merit (25.7) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 54 | C- (26.8) | -0.46 |
| 2022/23 | 62 | C- (25.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 69 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 71 | C (28.6) | -0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 79 | C- (27.3) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 101 | C (28.6) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 102 | D+ (24.7) | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.7 | +14 |
| Further education | 1.4 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | −8.2 |
| Employment | 39.5 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Whitby High School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 106
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (22%) with SEND