Whitburn Church of England Academy
Claim this school or college profileWhitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF
01915293712
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Our student satisfaction ratings are always hugely positive and students report being happy, settled and well-supported. Students typically highlight “the community feel”, “support, both academic and non-academic” and “the teachers”.
Visitors to our Sixth Form, including inspectors and staff from other educational establishments have commented upon the calm, purposeful working atmosphere in our independent study spaces. This is a good measure of the attitude of our students and it ensures the foundations are there for all students to make good progress. We are immensely proud of our destinations statistics, and we have much experience in supporting students to achieve top university places as well as Higher Apprenticeships, School Leaver Programmes and Degree Apprenticeships.
We hope you agree that everything is in place here to help you achieve your goals. We welcome applications from any ambitious, hard-working students who want to achieve.
MR L M CRAGGS
Head of Sixth Form
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05/02/2026
Sixth Form Open Evening
20/02/2026
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Show all storiesBen Dobbing
September 2020
University
Currently an Officer Cadet on Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron with 20+ hours flying including solo & aerobatic flying; Force Development & Adventurous Training in Malta, Belgium, the Italian Dolomites & Venice; Leadership (Positions & Presentations); Parades; Competitions and I have progressed to Officer & Aircrew selection (OASC) in pilot recruitment. At university I'm currently writing a dissertation on the James Webb Space Telescope & a project leader involved in designing & building a functioning Solar Observing CubeSat. Member of Physics & Maths Society as well as Varsity captain in the pool & snooker society. Currently pursuing a commercial flying cadetship
Rachael Moore
September 2023
Employed
I started as an apprentice at Kingswood and have now been offered a permanent role as an adventure leader. As part of my job I’m going to Finland for 2 months to work as an elf in Lapland!
Sophie Bestford
September 2019
Employed
After graduating from university in 2023, I began my career at Full Circle Events and Exhibitions as a Group Marketing Assistant. The company - although a big player in the industry - didn’t have an established marketing team at the time, so I had the unique opportunity to help shape things from the ground up. Early on, I worked closely with a London-based branding agency team with the exciting opportunity to refresh the company's identity, update marketing assets, and redevelop the entire website. I was later invited to present the new brand direction to the company’s 100+ employees - a proud milestone for me. Later that year, I was honoured to receive the ESSA Young Person of the Industry Award at a national event. Following this recognition, I was promoted and now lead the marketing efforts across the entire business. With this I’ve also been able to bring in placement students and establish a dedicated marketing department- which has been mega!
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| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | South Tyneside |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF |