Whitley Bay High School
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Our results place us in the Top 10 schools in the North East of England*

KS4 Results

Our 2020 GCSE results are included in the table and graphs below. We are delighted for our students.

Traditionally our Progress 8 score is significantly above the national average.

2020 Results

Subject (GCSE) Entries 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
U 9 --7 % 9 --4 % 9 --1 % 9 --7 % National 9 --4 % National
English language 365 10 18 53 81 91 67 32 11 2
0 22 88 100 18 71
English Literature 363 10 26 51 77 97 72 23 6 1
0 24 92 100 20 74
Maths 365 26 30 53 60 84 65 29 11 7
0 30 87 100 21 72
Art & Design (Fine Art) 89 5 8 16 27 18 13 2 0 0
0 33 98 100 22 75
Biology 46 10 18 12 5 1 0 0 0 0
0 87 100 100 44 91
Business Studies 214 4 17 19 42 49 50 30 3 0
0 19 85 100 18 66
Chemistry 46 15 16 10 3 2 0 0 0 0
0 89 100 100 45 90
Computer Science 41 4 5 5 12 7 7 1 0 0
0 34 98 100 22 63
D&T: Papers & Boards 19 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 0 0
0 42 89 100 20 64
Drama 25 3 3 4 7 5 2 1 0 0
0 40 96 100 24 75
D&T: Systems & Control 58 5 7 7 15 10 9 5 0 0
0 33 91 100 20 64
D&T: Timbers 40 1 1 4 10 6 8 8 2 0
0 15 75 100 20 64
French 83 5 5 8 13 27 11 13 0 0
1 22 83 99 24 70
D&T: Food and Nutrition 79 2 5 11 18 23 13 7 0 0
0 23 91 100 18 65
Geography 232 8 25 29 48 53 50 16 3 0
0 27 92 100 25 66
German 19 2 3 3 1 3 5 2 0 0
0 42 89 100 24 76
History 228 26 28 36 37 50 34 12 3 2
0 39 93 100 25 64
Music 16 3 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0
0 44 100 100 32 76
PE 92 5 11 15 16 21 18 5 1 0
0 34 93 100 22 72
Art & Design Photography 15 0 0 1 3 7 4 0 0 0
0 7 100 100 22 75
Physics 46 18 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 0
0 91 100 100 44 91
Textiles 13 4 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
0 46 100 100 22 75
Subject (CAMNAT) Entries L2D* L2D L2M L2P L1D L1M L1P


U L2D* - L2D % L2D*- L2P % L2D*- L1P % L2D* - L2D %National L2D*- L2P %National
Child Development  25 2 4 8 7 3 1 0


0 24 84 100 N/A N/A
Health & Social Care  38 3 21 11 0 2 1 0


0 63 92 100 N/A N/A
PE (Sport Studies) 32 4 9 10 6 2 0 1


0 41 91 100 N/A N/A
IT (Digital) - Tech Award 69 23 5 17 24 0 0 0


0 41 100 100 N/A N/A
Subject (GCSE) Entries 99 98 88 87 77 76 66 65 55
U 9 --7 % 9 --4 % 9 --1 % 9 --7 % National 9 --4 % National
Science: Trilogy (Double Award) 632 3 4 9 14 14 24 41 22 56
0 14 81 100 8 56


54 44 43 33 32 22 21 11









38 31 22 21 11 5 1 0








The graph below compares our 2020 results, with the national average and our 3 year performance:

The graph below compares our 2019 results, with the national average and our 3 year performance:

2019 Results

Subject (GCSE) Ent 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
U 9 --7 % 9 --4 % 9 --1 % 9 --7 % National 9 --4 % National
English language 359 11 28 37 77 81 62 44 19 0
0 21 82 100 17 71
English Literature 357 13 28 42 70 94 60 35 14 1
0 23 86 100 21 74
Maths 359 27 37 44 51 89 66 29 9 4
3 30 87 99 20 72
Art & Design (Fine Art) 91 6 10 18 30 14 8 4 0 1
0 37 95 100 23 75
Biology 49 8 15 16 6 4 0 0 0 0
0 80 100 100 43 91
Business Studies 181 4 10 24 31 35 26 34 15 1
1 21 72 99 18 66
Chemistry 49 15 16 9 7 2 0 0 0 0
0 82 100 100 44 90
Computer Science 45 5 8 8 12 5 4 3 0 0
0 47 93 100 21 62
D&T: Papers & Boards 23 4 2 2 5 4 1 5 0 0
0 35 78 100 19 63
Drama 30 3 4 4 9 3 2 5 0 0
0 37 83 100 24 74
D&T: Systems & Control 65 4 9 10 8 6 8 15 4 1
0 35 69 100 19 63
D&T: Timbers 30 1 1 3 5 2 6 11 1 0
0 17 60 100 19 63
French 120 4 9 13 19 28 19 19 3 0
6 22 77 95 23 70
D&T: Food and Nutrition 59 4 3 3 12 11 6 14 5 1
0 17 66 100 18 65
Geography 188 7 18 25 33 34 29 27 13 2
0 27 78 100 25 65
German 38 1 1 1 6 5 10 8 4 0
2 8 63 95 23 75
History 190 22 28 41 28 12 26 15 11 6
1 48 83 99 25 64
Music 9 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0
0 22 100 100 32 76
PE 98 3 8 17 27 24 11 7 1 0
0 29 92 100 21 72
Art & Design Photography 13 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 0
0 0 100 100 23 75
Physics 49 19 12 13 5 0 0 0 0 0
0 90 100 100 44 91
Religious Studies 24 4 3 6 4 3 2 1 1 0
0 54 92 100 31 73
Textiles 15 1 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 0
0 47 100 100 23 75


















Subject (CAMNAT/BTEC) Entries L2D* L2D L2M L2P L1D L1M L1P


U L2D* - L2D % L2D*- L2P % L2D*- L1P % L2D* - L2D %National L2D*- L2P %National
Child Development (CAMNAT) 25 1 4 7 3 6 2 2


0 20 60 100 N/A N/A
Health & Social Care (CAMNAT) 30 3 3 10 7 3 2 2


0 20 77 100 N/A N/A
PE (BTEC First Award in Sport) 41 0 1 15 20 0 0 5


0 2 88 100 N/A N/A


















Subject (CIDA) Entries A* A B C D E F G

U A*- A % A*- C % A*- G % A*- A % National A*- C % National
IT (CIDA) 85 4 16 21 41





3 24 96 96 N/A N/A


















Subject (GCSE) Entries 99 98 88 87 77 76 66 65 55
U 9 --7 % 9 --4 % 9 --1 % 9 --7 % National 9 --4 % National
Science: Trilogy (Double Award) 618 5 3 7 9 10 21 42 23 57
0 14 83 100 8 56


54 44 43 33 32 22 21 11









39 31 21 21 12 3 3 2







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