Whitburn Church of England Academy
School Name: Whitburn Church of England Academy Address: Whitburn Town/City: Sunderland County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: SR6 7EF Telephone Number: 01915 293712 Website: www.whitburncofeacademy.org
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: Church of England Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: Whitburn Church Of England Academy
Principal: Mr John Crowe
Capacity: 1265
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1204 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 95% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 9.5%
URN: 136386
DfE Number: 393/4605
UKPRN: 10032354
UPRN: 10024089561
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: South Tyneside (E08000023)
Constituency: South Shields (E14001492)
Electoral Ward: Whitburn and Marsden (E05001151)
Diocese: CE13(Diocese of Durham)
Easting & Northing: 440786E, 562198N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 57' 12.25" N 1° 21' 52.35" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXJ3P+95
DfE Record: View record
- Whitburn Village Primary School (0.7km)
- Marsden Primary School (1.0km)
- Monkwearmouth Academy (2.2km)
- Seaburn Dene Primary School (2.3km)
- Fulwell Junior School (2.5km)
- Fulwell Infant School Academy (2.5km)
- Cleadon Church of England Academy (2.8km)
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (3.4km)
- Epinay Business and Enterprise School (3.5km)
- Harton Primary School (3.5km)
Predecessor school†
- Miss Cheryl Anne Adams - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 28 January 2019.
- Mrs Julia May Adamson - Trustee. Appointed on 31 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 January 2027.
- Mr David Akers - Member. Appointed on 21 January 2025 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Mrs Susan Alison Beech - Trustee. Appointed on 19 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 18 April 2030.
- Mrs Caroline Agnew Bowmer - Trustee. Appointed on 27 November 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 26 November 2028.
- Mr John Crowe - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 22 April 2019.
- Mr John Crowe - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2019 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Reverend Vernon John Cuthbert - Member. Appointed on 14 September 2020 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)).
- Dr David Hambleton - Trustee. Appointed on 17 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 March 2030.
- Mr Andrew Robert Harry Knowles - Trustee. Appointed on 16 March 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 March 2030.
- Mr John (known as James) James Grubb Morgan - Member. Appointed on 1 November 2021 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Mr Barry Morris - Trustee. Appointed on 17 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 16 November 2026.
- Mrs Louise Roberts - Trustee. Appointed on 21 November 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 November 2028.
- Miss Nicola Jenny Rogers - Trustee. Appointed on 31 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 January 2027.
- Mrs Andrea Louise Tobin - Member. Appointed on 9 January 2020 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mrs Andrea Louise Tobin - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 9 December 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 December 2027.
- Mrs Hayley Alexandra Wardle - Trustee. Appointed on 10 March 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 November 2025.
- Mr Lee Wright Doignie Williamson - Trustee. Appointed on 19 September 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 18 September 2027.
- Mr Nigel Ralph Wyrley-Birch - Member. Appointed on 10 January 2022 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Mrs Vivienne Ruth Young - Trustee. Appointed on 6 February 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 February 2030.