Whitley Bay High School

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Whitley Bay High School
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Pictured in 2011
Address
Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm

Monkseaton
Whitley Bay
, ,
NE25 9AS

Coordinates 55°02′53″N1°27′57″W / 55.04809°N 1.46593°W / 55.04809; -1.46593
Information
Type Foundation school
Established1935
Local authority North Tyneside
Department for Education URN 108638 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsPaul Mitchell
HeadteacherSteve Wilson
Staffapprox. 180
Gender Mixed
Age13to 18
Enrolment1,602
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.

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Admissions

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 a subway for access under the main road. It is in the parish of St Peter, Monkseaton.

History

Grammar school

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.

Comprehensive

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.

Buildings

The school has since been rebuilt and all except D-Block and a portion of C-Block have been replaced. [1] It had four main buildings, with several other outlying blocks around them. They were:

Former pupils

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References

  1. School, Whitley Bay High. "New Build Gallery". Whitley Bay High School. Retrieved 20 October 2024.