Whitburn Church of England Academy

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 241 families put this school as their first choice, and 201 places were offered. 198 of the families who put it first got a place (82%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 12 November 2019. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Short (ungraded) inspection, 15 January 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1204 (capacity 1265)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Durham

Academy trust

WHITBURN CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY

Phone

01915293712

Address

Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF

Website

whitburncofeacademy.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports