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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Whitburn, Sunderland SR6 7EF · whitburncofeacademy.org · 0191 529 3712
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.6
- average Attainment 8 score. South Tyneside 42.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,204
- 95% of 1,265 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 241 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 82% 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 | 201 | 241 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 193 | 188 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 218 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 229 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 222 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.6, and 50.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Tyneside it was 42.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.3 | −13.8 |
| Further education | 55.2 | +18.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 3 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 students | C+ (33.3) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 113 students | C+ (33.2) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 12 students | Dist (35.4) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 103 | C+ (31.9) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 97 | C+ (32.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 111 | B- (37.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 73 | C+ (33.7) | +0.30 |
| 2017/18 | 123 | C+ (33.5) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 83 | C+ (31.8) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.3 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.6 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 14.4 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Whitburn Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 147
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (17%) with SEND