Withernsea High School

Withernsea High School
Established 28 April 1955 (1955-04-28)
Type Community school
Headteacher Mr Richard Williman
Location Hull Road
Withernsea
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU19 2EQ
England
Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Council
DfE number 811/4054
DfE URN 118075 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Website School website

Withernsea High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]

The school was officially opened on Thursday 28 April 1955 by Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.[2] Today it is a community school administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. In December 2014 works began on a rebuild and refurbishment of the school buildings, with the works due to be completed in summer 2016.[3]

Withernsea High School offers GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and BTECs.[4] The school also has a specialism in the humanities.

References

  1. "Home". withernseahigh.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "60th Anniversary Open Day". withernseahigh.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "PSBP - Rebuild and Refurb". withernseahigh.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Sixth Form". withernseahigh.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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