Whitley Bay High School
Secondary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. Outstanding (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 24 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.2 milesValley Gardens Middle School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Nov 2024)
- 0.7 milesMonkseaton Coastal School
Report card, Jun 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention
- 0.9 milesMarden Bridge Middle School
Improved significantly (Jul 2025)
- 1.1 milesWellfield Middle School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 1.2 milesMonkseaton High School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.