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
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…
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…
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
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
39.0
31.5%
2024/25
38.9
31.0%
2023/24
38.4
27.8%
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
Date
Inspection
Outcome
23 June 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 3 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met
24 May 2022
Graded inspection
Good
6 February 2019
Graded inspection
Requires 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
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
97.8
14.3
–
1
£52,429
2024/25
95.3
15.5
11%
0
£48,549
2023/24
101.5
15.6
20%
0
£45,403
2022/23
97.0
15.9
14%
0
£43,767
2021/22
100.3
15.8
19%
1
£43,054
2020/21
101.0
15.9
8%
0
£42,436
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
98.1
16.4
10%
0
£41,647
2018/19
99.7
16.0
10%
0
£40,783
2017/18
96.8
15.8
11%
0
£39,831
2016/17
99.3
15.2
7%
0
£38,927
2015/16
100.7
15.0
11%
0
£39,271
2014/15
100.5
15.3
11%
0
£39,271
2013/14
103.3
15.3
11%
0
£38,550
2012/13
100.2
15.8
10%
0
£37,981
2011/12
101.0
15.9
12%
0
£37,648
2010/11
99.2
16.2
6%
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
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
12.3%
5.1%
33.0%
6.6%
2024/25
10.8%
4.8%
28.6%
6.1%
2023/24
12.1%
4.7%
32.9%
5.8%
2022/23
10.8%
3.7%
32.2%
3.9%
2021/22
10.4%
2.7%
33.6%
2.9%
2020/21
5.0%
1.2%
13.9%
1.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.7%
1.7%
13.7%
1.2%
2017/18
6.1%
1.8%
16.8%
0.8%
2016/17
5.6%
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.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
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.