Boldon School
Community school · 1,043 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.1
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,204of 1,265 places
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 201
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 15 January 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Whitburn Church of England School (URN 134512, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 199 pupils who finished Year 11 at Whitburn Church of England Academy in 2023, 52% stayed on in Whitburn Church of England Academy’s own sixth form (South Tyneside average 27%), 40% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 104 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (South Tyneside 28%, England 37%), and 28% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 14% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.7 in South Tyneside, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in South Tyneside and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 199 | 1,625 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 52% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 52% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 104 | 1,418 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 73% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 72% | 28% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 28% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 14% | 16% | 7% |
| Employment | 6% | 20% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 22% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.6 | 42.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 3.74 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 37% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.8 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.4 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 84% |
| English Literature | 199 | 99% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 83% |
| English Language | 199 | 99% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 98% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 81% |
| Combined Science | 147 | 73% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 77% |
| Geography | 98 | 49% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 74% |
| Business Studies | 79 | 39% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 86% |
| History | 68 | 34% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 84% |
| Spanish | 53 | 26% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 81% |
| Physics | 52 | 26% | 23% | 52% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 52 | 26% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 52 | 26% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 48 | 24% | 9% | 50% | 28% | 88% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 46 | 23% | 8% | 43% | 21% | 83% |
| Computer Science | 40 | 20% | 13% | 15% | 30% | 60% |
| Physical Education | 30 | 15% | 11% | 43% | 24% | 83% |
| Chinese | 26 | 13% | 1% | 65% | 75% | 100% |
| Sociology | 21 | 10% | 4% | 24% | 21% | 95% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 9% | 33% | 73% |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | 23 | 20% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 23 | 20% | — |
| Sports Studies | 18 | 16% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 195 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 113 | 426 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.28 | 30.94 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 9% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 38% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 32 | 28% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 32 | 28% | 31% |
| Biology | 26 | 23% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 20% | 17% |
| Sociology | 18 | 16% | 13% |
| Physical Education | 17 | 15% | 3% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 15% | 5% |
| Economics | 17 | 15% | 13% |
| History | 16 | 14% | 13% |
| Geography | 14 | 12% | 10% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 12% | 4% |
| English Literature | 12 | 11% | 11% |
| Physics | 8 | 7% | 12% |
| English Language | 7 | 6% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 5% | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 20 | 18% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 11% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 12 | 11% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 5% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Film Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Film Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.