The Whitby High School

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The Whitby High School
The Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port.JPG
Gates and main building (2012)
Address
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive

Ellesmere Port
,
Cheshire
,
CH66 3NU

England
Coordinates 53°15′48″N2°54′42″W / 53.26342°N 2.91168°W / 53.26342; -2.91168
Information
Type Foundation school Founder member of the Seahorse Educational Trust
MottoProgrediamur
"We Progress"
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Department for Education URN 111429 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chairman of GovernorsD Cooper
HeadteacherMrs. Geraldine Fraser
GenderCoeducational (mixed)
Age11to 19
Enrolment1577
HousesHanover, Stuart, Tudor, Windsor, York
Website http://www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

The Whitby High School is a co-educational secondary foundation school, [1] situated in Whitby, a suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England.

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Admissions

It is maintained by the Cheshire West and Chester Local Education Authority. The school educates pupils from 11–18 as it has a Sixth Form. It is situated on the A5032 Chester Road in the area known as Whitby near Great Sutton.

Local news

The school has received many news reports largely based around the success and celebrations of the students. Recent achievements include the U19's Netball team travelling to Loughborough for the National Netball Final. They came home the winners the second year in a row beating some prestigious schools from across England. The final match against Lord Wandsworth College ended with an impressive 31-18 win. Full match details will follow on our social media and school website.

Other sporting achievements include our Year 11 Football team and TWHS previously being voted Sports Secondary School of the Year for the whole Cheshire region.

In past news, Whitby High School received a £7,075 grant from Cheshire Community Foundation to engage learners in Hungerball. The project had a dual purpose of promoting informal exercise of the school population plus focused work with groups of vulnerable learners. The grant paid for equipment and venue hire, and staff time.

History

Grammar school

The Whitby High School was founded as a coeducational school until a girls' school was built next door in 1963. The new school became Ellesmere Port County Grammar School for Boys, being situated on Chester Road and had around 950 boys. In 1974, the boys' school was one of the first in the country to use a new computer program to help choose careers options.

Girls' school

The girls' school was called Ellesmere Port Girls' Grammar School and was on Sycamore Drive. It had 850 girls, with 150 in the Sixth Form.

Comprehensive

Cheshire agreed to go comprehensive, in principle, in 1966. It became a co-educational comprehensive in 1973, being known as Whitby County Comprehensive School, then Whitby Comprehensive School. [2]

Academic performance

GCSE results 2011 are 3rd highest in the region with 89% 5 A*-C, while A level result are above the normal of the area. Now the GCSE results have been raised again as last year 11, got 92% 5 A*-C.[ citation needed ]

Notable Former Students / Alumni...

Ellesmere Port County Grammar School (both sections)

References

  1. ↑ The Whitby High School, A Specialist Technology College [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Royden, M.W. A History of The Whitby High School 1959–2009 (2009)
  3. ↑ "Liverpool career stats for Rob Jones - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jane PARRY | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "A Short History of The Whitby High School 1959–2009" (PDF). The Whitby High School. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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