Whitburn Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sunderland, South Tyneside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.710 miles
Published by South Tyneside Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whitburn Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, South Tyneside for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. South Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Whitburn Church of England Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.710 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 nearest secondary schools in South Tyneside.
- Year 7 2026's last distance offered, 1.710 miles, was the 3rd longest of 8 South Tyneside secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.49 miles).
- Year 7 2026 drew 241 first-choice applications for 201 offers; 198 offers went to first-choice families and 43 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 9.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 42.6% across the 7 nearest secondary schools in South Tyneside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other South Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 1,204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “The school is ambitious for pupils and encourages them to have high aspirations.”
- “The majority of pupils rise to the expectations set by the school and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in a minority of subjects, pupils do not routinely receive clear feedback and have the opportunity to reflect on and improve their work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 241 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 198 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Tyneside.
- Harton Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's RC College 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mortimer Community College 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Boldon School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jarrow School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hebburn Comprehensive School 5.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy 6.3 mi Good Last distance published