Whitley Bay High School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2018 entry, 18 families put Whitley Bay High School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. That is 3.6 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
100% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across North Tyneside, 84% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in North Tyneside lodged 86 appeals against secondary school offers; 77 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (19.5% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3.0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 1.1 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.