KS4 Results
We are delighted that our students have achieved outstanding exam success. Our overall Attainment 8 and Progress 8 is expected to be above national levels once the validated data is released later in the year.
All of our KS4 and KS5 results can be accessed on the DfE Performance Tables website which is available here: https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/108638/whitley-bay-high-school/secondary
2024 Results
Summary of GCSE Results
| Subject (GCSE)
| Entries | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| U | 9 - 7 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | 9-7% | 9-4% |
| English Language
| 365 | 9 | 21 | 49 | 96 | 90 | 58 | 35 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | 21.6 | 88.5 | 100 | 19.0 | 72.0 |
| English Literature
| 365 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 92 | 88 | 54 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 25.5 | 89.6 | 99.5 | 19.0 | 74.0 |
| Maths
| 365 | 25 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 116 | 58 | 21 | 20 | 2 |
| 0 | 29.0 | 88.2 | 100 | 21.0 | 74.0 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art)
| 70 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 55.7 | 98.6 | 100 | 23.7 | 76.5 |
| Biology
| 51 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 78.4 | 98.0 | 100 | 42.2 | 89.3 |
| Business Studies
| 199 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 2 |
| 1 | 21.6 | 67.8 | 99.5 | 19.6 | 66.7 |
| Chemistry
| 50 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 78.0 | 100 | 100 | 44.9 | 90.5 |
| Computer Science
| 32 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 100 | 28.3 | 68.4 |
| D&T: Papers & Boards
| 37 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 24.3 | 78.4 | 100 | 22.3 | 66.2 |
| Drama
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 37.5 | 93.8 | 100 | 27.0 | 77.2 |
| D&T: Systems & Control
| 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 0 | 13.5 | 59.5 | 100 | 22.3 | 66.2 |
| D&T: Timbers
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 29.4 | 70.6 | 100 | 22.3 | 66.2 |
| French
| 55 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 45.5 | 96.4 | 98.2 | 28.4 | 71.7 |
| D&T: Food and Nutrition
| 121 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 37.2 | 90.1 | 100 | 20.1 | 66.9 |
| Geography
| 203 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 1 | 35.5 | 86.2 | 99.5 | 24.9 | 65.6 |
| German
| 40 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 47.5 | 90.0 | 100 | 32.5 | 77.8 |
| History
| 186 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| 0 | 39.8 | 81.7 | 100 | 26.2 | 64.6 |
| Music
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 42.1 | 94.7 | 100 | 33.7 | 77.0 |
| PE
| 86 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 22.1 | 75.6 | 100 | 23.7 | 72.9 |
| Art & Design Photography
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 6.3 | 87.5 | 100 | 23.7 | 76.5 |
| Physics
| 50 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 82.0 | 100 | 100 | 44.2 | 90.3 |
| Religious Studies
| 47 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 36.2 | 93.6 | 100 | 31.4 | 72.7 |
| Spanish
| 40 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 32.5 | 80.0 | 100 | 27.3 | 70.5 |
| Textiles
| 29 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 62.1 | 100 | 100 | 22.3 | 66.2 |
| Subject (CAMNAT)
| Entries | L2D* | L2D | L2M | L2P | L1D | L1M | L1P |
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| U | L2D*-L2D % | L2D*-L2P % | L2D*-L1P % | L2D*-L2D% | L2D*-L2P% |
| Child Development
| 32 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 37.5 | 96.9 | 100 | 17.0 | 62.0 |
| Health & Social Care
| 53 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 45.3 | 94.3 | 100 | 21.0 | 65.0 |
| IT (Digital)
| 36 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 25.0 | 100 | 100 | 12.0 | 58.0 |
| PE (Sport Studies)
| 50 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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| 0 | 28.0 | 82.0 | 100 | 16.0 | 65.0 |
| Subject
| Entries | 99 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 55 |
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| 9 - 7 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | 9-7% Nat 2024 | 9-4% Nat 2024 |
| Science: Trilogy
| 628 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 64 |
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| 13.7 | 77.1 | 99.7 | 9.1 | 57.3 |
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| 54 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 11 | U |
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2023 Results
Summary of GCSE Results
| Subject (GCSE)
| Entries | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| U | 9 - 7 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | 9-7% | 9-4% |
| English Language
| 366 | 18 | 30 | 50 | 82 | 80 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| 1 | 26.8 | 88.0 | 99.7 | 16.3 | 64.7 |
| English Literature
| 359 | 17 | 29 | 45 | 83 | 78
| 64 | 31 | 9 | 3 |
| 0 | 25.3 | 88.0 | 100 | 21.0 | 74.3 |
| Maths
| 366 | 23 | 45 | 38 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | 29.0 | 87.7 | 99.5 | 17.5 | 61.1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art)
| 61 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 55.7 | 100 | 100 | 24.2 | 76.4 |
| Biology
| 55 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 78.2 | 96.4 | 100 | 42.4 | 89.6 |
| Business Studies
| 202 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 0 |
| 0 | 12.4 | 73.8 | 100 | 20.1 | 67.3 |
| Chemistry
| 52 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 76.9 | 100 | 100 | 44.0 | 89.8 |
| Computer Science
| 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 46.5 | 97.7 | 100 | 24.6 | 64.8 |
| D&T: Papers & Boards
| 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 20.0 | 88.6 | 100 | 21.1 | 65.6 |
| Drama
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 11.1 | 72.2 | 100 | 26.3 | 76.5 |
| D&T: Systems & Control
| 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 0 | 16.3 | 76.7 | 100 | 21.1 | 65.6 |
| D&T: Timbers
| 35 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 14.3 | 71.4 | 100 | 21.1 | 65.6 |
| French
| 63 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 36.5 | 74.6 | 100 | 26.6 | 71.2 |
| D&T: Food and Nutrition
| 92 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 32.6 | 85.9 | 100 | 20.1 | 67.1 |
| Geography
| 186 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 0 | 41.4 | 87.6 | 100 | 25.0 | 65.6 |
| German
| 34 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 35.3 | 97.1 | 100 | 28.2 | 77.2 |
| History
| 214 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 46 | 37 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | 29.9 | 77.1 | 99.1 | 25.8 | 64.4 |
| Music
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 46.2 | 92.3 | 100 | 34.3 | 77.6 |
| PE
| 77 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 31.2 | 88.3 | 100 | 24.2 | 73.7 |
| Art & Design Photography
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 100 | 24.2 | 76.4 |
| Physics
| 53 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 88.7 | 100 | 100 | 43.4 | 90.2 |
| Religious Studies
| 47 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 44.7 | 89.4 | 100 | 31.2 | 72.8 |
| Spanish
| 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 52.9 | 94.1 | 100 | 26.8 | 70.0 |
| Textiles
| 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 38.5 | 88.5 | 100 | 21.1 | 65.6 |
| Subject (CAMNAT)
| Entries | L2D* | L2D | L2M | L2P | L1D | L1M | L1P |
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| U | L2D*-L2D % | L2D*-L2P % | L2D*-L1P % | L2D*-L2D% | L2D*-L2P% |
| Child Development
| 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 44.4 | 88.9 | 100 | 10.6 | 53.7 |
| Health & Social Care
| 56 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 44.6 | 100 | 100 | 18.4 | 75.5 |
| IT (Digital)
| 65 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 100 | 12.3 | 71.2 |
| PE (Sport Studies)
| 48 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 45.8 | 95.8 | 100 | 28.4 | 84.2 |
| Subject
| Entries | 99 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 55 |
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| 9 - 7 % | 9 - 4 % | 9 - 1 % | 9-7% Nat 2023 | 9-4% Nat 2023 |
| Science: Trilogy
| 622 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 58 |
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| 16.4 | 77.2 | 100 | 8.9 | 57.1 |
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| 54 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 11 | U |
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2022 Results
| Subject (GCSE)
| Entries
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| U
| 9 - 7 %
| 9 - 4 %
| 9 - 1 %
| 9-7% Nat 2022 | 9-4% Nat 2022 | |
| English Language
| 364
| 12
| 35
| 47
| 90
| 92
| 44
| 29
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 25.8
| 87.9
| 100
| 20.4
| 70.2
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| English Literature
| 352
| 9
| 28
| 51
| 101
| 91
| 41
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 25.0
| 91.2
| 100
| 24.1
| 70.2
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| Maths
| 365
| 22
| 40
| 47
| 56
| 92
| 58
| 30
| 15
| 4
| 1
| 29.9
| 86.3
| 99.7
| 20.1
| 65.0
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| Art & Design (Fine Art)
| 83
| 8
| 9
| 23
| 36
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 48.2
| 98.8
| 100
| 28.4
| 81.6
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| Biology
| 46
| 12
| 15
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.0
| 100
| 100
| 50.0
| 92.0
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| Business Studies
| 168
| 8
| 19
| 22
| 33
| 25
| 32
| 23
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 29.2
| 82.7
| 100
| 28.6
| 75.6
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| Chemistry
| 46
| 15
| 10
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80.4
| 100
| 100
| 50.0
| 93.0
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| Computer Science
| 45
| 5
| 16
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 71.1
| 97.8
| 100
| 34.1
| 75.3
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| D&T: Papers & Boards
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.0
| 90.0
| 100
| 26.8
| 72.0
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| Drama
| 27
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.4
| 81.5
| 100
| 34.2
| 81.1
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| D&T: Systems & Control
| 47
| 3
| 8
| 10
| 11
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 44.7
| 91.5
| 100
| 26.8
| 72.0
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| D&T: Timbers
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.6
| 81.8
| 100
| 26.8
| 72.0
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| French
| 55
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.3
| 92.7
| 100
| 32.1
| 78.8
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| D&T: Food and Nutrition
| 115
| 5
| 16
| 14
| 28
| 20
| 21
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 30.4
| 90.4
| 100.0
| 24.5
| 73.4
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| Geography
| 188
| 13
| 23
| 38
| 42
| 27
| 22
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 39.4
| 87.8
| 100
| 30.8
| 72.7
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| German
| 55
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 20
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 85.5
| 98.2
| 35.6
| 83.8
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| History
| 215
| 14
| 26
| 41
| 40
| 36
| 22
| 23
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 37.7
| 83.3
| 99.5
| 30.1
| 71.4
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| Music
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34.5
| 93.1
| 100
| 44.5
| 83.6
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| PE
| 83
| 8
| 11
| 16
| 18
| 16
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.2
| 94.0
| 100
| 34.9
| 82.4
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| Art & Design Photography
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.3
| 100
| 100
| 28.4
| 81.6
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| Physics
| 46
| 15
| 19
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.0
| 100
| 100
| 50.6
| 93.8
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| Religious Studies
| 26
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 53.8
| 100
| 100
| 35.2
| 77.2
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| Spanish
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.9
| 92.9
| 100
| 32.1
| 78.0
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| Textiles
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.7
| 100
| 100
| 28.4
| 81.6
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| Subject (CAMNAT)
| Entries
| L2D*
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| L2D*-L2D %
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| L2D*-L1P % | L2D*-L2D% Nat 2019 | L2D*-L2P% Nat 2019 |
| Child Development
| 49
| 2
| 5
| 18
| 12
| 8
| 4
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| 14.3
| 75.5
| 100
| 10.6
| 53.7
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| Health & Social Care
| 60
| 2
| 11
| 19
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 3
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| 0
| 21.7
| 83.3
| 100
| 18.4
| 75.5
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| IT (Digital)
| 36
| 0
| 15
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
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| 41.7
| 94.4
| 100
| 12.3
| 71.2
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| PE (Sport Studies)
| 54
| 2
| 22
| 25
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
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| 0
| 44.4
| 96.3
| 100
| 28.4
| 84.2
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| Subject
| Entries
| 99
| 98
| 88
| 87
| 77
| 76
| 66
| 65
| 55
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| U
| 9 -7 %
| 9 - 4 %
| 9 - 1 %
| 9-7% Nat 2022
| 9-4% Nat 2022
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| Science: Trilogy
| 630
| 2
| 10
| 11
| 15
| 15
| 26
| 34
| 26
| 51
| 0
| 16.8
| 79.4
| 100
| 10.7
| 60.9
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In addition the Government recommend we publish the percentage of students who achieve a grade 9-5 in English and maths. WBHS achieved 67% in comparison to the national average of 50%. 30% of students also enter to study the Ebacc.
For the 2020 leavers, 96% of students stayed in education or employment. A more detailed analysis can be found on the DfE Performance Tables Website: DFE Performance Tables