The school has received many news reports largely based around the success of the students. The school recently hit the headlines when it was voted Sports Secondary School of the Year for the whole Cheshire region.[citation needed]
In 2018, Whitby High School received 7075 GBP from Cheshire Community Foundation to engage learners in Hungerball.[2] The project had a dual purpose of promoting informal exercise of the school population plus focused work with groups of vulnerable learners. The grant paid for equipment and venue hire, and staff time.
History
Grammar school
The Whitby High School was founded as a coeducational school until a girls' school was built next door in 1963. The new school became Ellesmere Port County Grammar School for Boys, being situated on Chester Road and had around 950 boys. In 1974, the boys' school was one of the first in the country to use a new computer program to help choose careers options.
Girls' school
The girls' school was called Ellesmere Port Girls' Grammar School and was on Sycamore Drive. It had 850 girls, with 150 in the sixth form.
Comprehensive
Cheshire agreed to go comprehensive, in principle, in 1966. It became a co-educational comprehensive in 1973, being known as Whitby County Comprehensive School, then Whitby Comprehensive School.[3]
Academic performance
GCSE results 2011 are 3rd highest in the region with 89% 5 A*-C, while A level result are above the normal of the area. Now the GCSE results have been raised again as last year 11, got an astounding 92% 5 A*-C.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
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