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Whitley Bay High School | |
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Address | |
Deneholm Monkseaton , , Whitley Bay NE25 9AS | |
Coordinates | 55°02′53″N1°27′57″W / 55.04809°N 1.46593°W |
Information | |
Type | Foundation school |
Established | 1935 |
Local authority | North Tyneside |
Department for Education URN | 108638 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Paul Mitchell |
Headteacher | Steve Wilson |
Staff | approx. 180 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 13to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,602 |
Colour(s) | Blue and White |
Website | http://www.whitleybayhighschool.org |
Whitley Bay High School is a mixed upper school and sixth form located in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England.
The school has 1600 pupils; more than 600 are in the sixth form. In 2006, the school was awarded Specialist College Status in Science & Humanities.
It is situated next to Monkseaton Drive (A1148), towards the north of Monkseaton. There is s subway for access under the main road. It is in the parish of St Peter, Monkseaton.
The school was originally built as a grammar school in 1963, and was originally known as Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Grammar School. The buildings were officially opened on 7 December 1963, by Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth. It was formerly housed in what is now the Marden Bridge Middle School. The original buildings on site were A Block, B Block and C Block.
In 1973, it became a high school. In 1995, the biology class of Elizabeth Pollock featured in the Radio 4 programme Six of the Best, looking at how the human eye worked.
It has four main buildings, with several other outlying blocks around them. They are:
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