Whitley Bay High School

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Whitley Bay High School
Established 1935
Type Comprehensive School
Headteacher Mr A Chedburn
Specialisms Science College, Humanities College
Location Deneholm
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE25 9AS
England
LEA North Tyneside
Ofsted number 108638
Students 1394
Gender Coeducational
Ages 13 to 18
Website http://www.whitleybayhighschool.org/
Coordinates: 55°02′53″N 1°27′57″W / 55.04809, -1.46593

Whitley Bay High School is a comprehensive state school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England. It is a mixed school with around 1600 pupils, 500 of these being in the school's Sixth Form. In 2006 the school was awarded Specialist College Status in Science & Humanities. The school has successful sports teams and extensive sporting facilities.

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[edit] Exams

The school has consistently performed above average during exam season. The exams that Whitley Bay High School currently cover are GCSEs and A/AS levels. At A level the school has outperformed the local independent grammar school in a number of subjects. [1]

[edit] History

The school was originally built as a grammar school in the 1960s, and was originally known as Whitley Bay Grammar School. The original buildings on site were A Block, B Block and C Block. In 1974, it became a high school.

[edit] Buildings

It has four main buildings:

There are also several other outlying blocks around the main four. These are H Block, which accommodates History, L Block for Business Studies, Economics and ICT/Computing, and P Block for Psychology and PE. As well as this there is a block which contains the Physical Education offices, changing rooms, and main sports hall, the rooms in this block having become "SP1".

In mid-2006 a major renovation of C-Block and the science laboratories on its first floor was completed. The new building work included two observation classrooms (one a laboratory and the other a normal classroom), with one way mirrors allowing people in a small room in between the two observation classrooms to sit and observe lessons without being seen.

Also, at around the same time, another major renovation took place, this time for the 6th form facilities. The very small common room was emptied out, and extended into a new 2-storey block by its side. This new block provides 6th form students with a 24 unit ICT facility, predominantly for their use, as well as a new 6th form canteen. The ground floor of this block provides further ICT facilities, which includes two fully equipped ICT suites. It is referred to as the ACL Block.

The school also offers use of their facilities and are available to rent. Facilities to rent include their 3 multi-purpose outdoor courts, their school Gym, their IT rooms and general classrooms. More can be found on the school website.

The top two floors of B-Block are currently being renovated and are out of bounds to students until they are finished - hopefully by September in time for the new school year.

[edit] Student TV Station

Whitley Bay High School also offers students the opportunity to become involved in its student television station, Bay TV, conceived in 2006, through a student-teacher partnership. All programmes are broadcast through its own website. The mainstay of the station's broadcasts are 'Jam Today,' a popular music show, and 'It's Baytime!' a news & current affairs programme. The station recently received favorable critical appreciation from the likes of BBC News readers Huw Edwards and Sophie Raworth, and Channel 4's Alex Thomson. In addition, an article about Bay TV appeared in the north-east's Evening Chronicle.

The student tv station is helping to promote special needs awareness, and will base future issues around this theme.

[edit] Uniform

[edit] Famous students (past and present)

[edit] Famous teachers (past and present)

  • Alan Campbell - MP for Tynemouth, used to teach History at the school, and married a former pupil.
  • Roger Uttley - Former English rugby union player. Taught PE in the 1970s.


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