Whitburn Church of England Academy
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| Motto | Excellence for all |
|---|---|
| Religion | Church Of England |
| Principal | Alan Hardie |
| Location | Rackley Way Whitburn Tyne And Wear SR6 7EF England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Houses | Lindisfarne, Tynemouth, Durham, Bambrugh |
| Colours | Yellow, Blue, Purple, Red |
| Website | Whitburn Academy |
Whitburn Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Whitburn, South Tyneside. Its motto is "Excellence for all".
The academy was known as Whitburn Church of England school but has now received academy status, renamed Whitburn Church of England Academy (Formally Whitburn Secondary School before moving and receiving major upgrades funded by The Church of England) . It has specialist status in maths and computing.
Sixth form
The academy has had plans to open a sixth form for many years. Building work started in January 2015 and the building opened in September of the same year.
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[1]
At GCSE in 2010, the school came first in the local authority area, above the England average. The school repeated the success in 2014.[2] Ofsted has rated the school as outstanding
