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Whitley Bay High School

Coordinates: 55°02′53″N 1°27′57″W / 55.04809°N 1.46593°W / 55.04809; -1.46593
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Whitley Bay High School
Pictured in 2011
Address
Map
Deneholm

Monkseaton
Whitley Bay
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NE25 9AS

Coordinates55°02′53″N 1°27′57″W / 55.04809°N 1.46593°W / 55.04809; -1.46593
Information
TypeFoundation school
Established1935
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
Department for Education URN108638 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsPaul Mitchell
HeadteacherSteve Wilson
Staffapprox. 180
GenderMixed
Age13 to 18
Enrolment1,602
Colour(s)Blue and White
Websitehttp://www.whitleybayhighschool.org

Whitley Bay High School is a mixed upper school and sixth form located in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England.

Admissions

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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

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Grammar school

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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

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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

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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

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