Whitburn Church of England Academy

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Whitburn Academy
Address
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Rackley Way

Whitburn
,
South Tyneside
,
SR6 7EF

England
Coordinates 54°56′58″N1°21′35″W / 54.94958°N 1.35963°W / 54.94958; -1.35963
Information
Type Academy
MottoExcellence for all
Religious affiliation(s) Church Of England
Department for Education URN 136386 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJ Crowe
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1228
HousesLindisfarne, Tynemouth, Durham, Bamburgh, Boldon
Colour(s)Yellow, Blue, Purple, Red, Green
Website whitburncofeacademy.org

Whitburn Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitburn, South Tyneside. Its motto is "Excellence for all". The academy was known as Whitburn Comprehensive School before moving and receiving major upgrades funded by the Church of England [ citation needed ]. It has specialist status in maths and computing and is a national teaching school. [1]

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ "About PBTSA - PBTSA". PBTSA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sixth Form". Whitburn Church of England Academy. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Opening of Whitburn Church of England Academy Sixth Form". www.aaprojects.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Diffley, Jamie. "Real Schools Guide 2015: We reveal the best performing schools on Tyneside" . Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "GCSE results 2014". 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "GCSE results: Star student at Whitburn Academy achieves full house as she clocks up 12 A*s". www.shieldsgazette.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Multi Academy Trust Consultation". Whitburn Church of England Academy. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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