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The Whitby High School

The Whitby High School is a state-maintained secondary school in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom with 1,398 pupils, part of Seahorse Educational Trust. Ofsted: Report card, 23 June 2026: expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Food Technology Technician (closes 20 November), Science Technician (closes 31 December) and Cover Supervisor (closes 31 December).

Head
Geraldine Fraser, Headteacher
Trust or group
Seahorse Educational Trust
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
1,398 pupils · 51% girls · 25.9% eligible for free school meals · 8.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
98 (7.0%) on SEN support · 50 (3.6%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Location
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU, United Kingdom
Telephone
01513558445
Website
whitbyhigh.org
Register number
URN 111429 (register entry)
Ofsted
Report card, 23 June 2026: expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met
Last graded Good (graded 24 May 2022)

Vacancies (3)

Food Technology Technician

Salary £21,184 to £21,706 a yearCloses 20 Nov

Full time, part timeIT and technicians

Grade 335 hours Per Week (07:50-15:20)39 Weeks Per Year Pro Rata: £21,184 to £21,706Full-Time Equivalent: £25,949 to £26,016We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly…

Science Technician

Salary £21,917 to £24,255 a yearCloses 31 Dec

Full time, part timeIT and technicians

Grade 535 hours Per Week39 Weeks Per Year Pro Rata: £21,916 to £24,255Full-Time Equivalent: £26,847 to £29,071We are seeking someone to provide a practical, daily technician…

Cover Supervisor

Salary £20,351 to £22,522 a yearCloses 31 Dec

Full time, part timeTeaching support

We are seeking to recruit someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, a firm and confident manner and are committed to supporting the teaching staff and working with the other…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional39.031.5%
2024/2538.931.0%
2023/2438.427.8%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

Report card (23 June 2026)

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Post-16
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
DateInspectionOutcome
23 June 2026Report cardExpected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met
24 May 2022Graded inspectionGood
6 February 2019Graded inspectionRequires improvement

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2697.814.3–1£52,429
2024/2595.315.511%0£48,549
2023/24101.515.620%0£45,403
2022/2397.015.914%0£43,767
2021/22100.315.819%1£43,054
2020/21101.015.98%0£42,436
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2098.116.410%0£41,647
2018/1999.716.010%0£40,783
2017/1896.815.811%0£39,831
2016/1799.315.27%0£38,927
2015/16100.715.011%0£39,271
2014/15100.515.311%0£39,271
2013/14103.315.311%0£38,550
2012/13100.215.810%0£37,981
2011/12101.015.912%0£37,648
2010/1199.216.26%0£35,234

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/2612.3%5.1%33.0%6.6%
2024/2510.8%4.8%28.6%6.1%
2023/2412.1%4.7%32.9%5.8%
2022/2310.8%3.7%32.2%3.9%
2021/2210.4%2.7%33.6%2.9%
2020/215.0%1.2%13.9%1.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/195.7%1.7%13.7%1.2%
2017/186.1%1.8%16.8%0.8%
2016/175.6%1.6%14.9%1.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

9 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 6 support. Most often advertised: Cover Supervisor (2), Pastoral Administrator (2), Data Manager. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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