Whitley Bay High School is a mixed upper school and sixth form located in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England.

Admissions The school has 1600 pupils; more than 600 are in the sixth form. In 2006, the school was awarded Specialist College Status in Science & Humanities.

It is situated next to Monkseaton Drive (A1148), towards the north of Monkseaton. There is a subway for access under the main road. It is in the parish of St Peter, Monkseaton.

History Grammar school The school was originally built as a grammar school in 1963, and was originally known as Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Grammar School. The buildings were officially opened on 7 December 1963, by Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth. It was formerly housed in what is now the Marden Bridge Middle School. The original buildings on site were A Block, B Block and C Block.

Comprehensive In 1973, it became a high school.

Buildings The school has since been rebuilt and all except D-Block and a portion of C-Block have been replaced. It had four main buildings, with several other outlying blocks around them. They were:

A-Block: English, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, and Spanish), Science (predominantly Chemistry), the school gym, canteen, main hall and various offices. B-Block: Mathematics, Geography, Philosophy and Ethics, ICT and an additional sports hall (known as B-Block Hall). C-Block: Childcare, Design and Technology, Media Studies, Food Technology, Healthcare, Science (predominantly Biology), learning support and Textiles. D-Block (built 2003): Art, Drama, Music, Science (predominantly Physics), the School Library, a music recording studio and a drama studio. E-Block (built 2008): Art and Textiles. F-Block: Psychology. G-Block: Business Studies and Economics. H-Block: History and a Reprographics office. I-Block: Physical education block for written work. S-Block: Media.

Former pupils Rudolf Abel, KGB spy, real name William Fisher Sam Fender, musician (attended sixth form) Lawrence Freedman, academic and historian, member of the Iraq Inquiry Peter Ramage, footballer WillNE, content creator, owner of Rodd's iced coffee, real name William Lenney

References

External links Whitley Bay High School official website EduBase