The Whitby High School

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name = The Whitby High School


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"Let us go forward together"
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established = 1959
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head = Mrs M Hughes
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specialist = Technology College
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street = Sycamore Drive
city = Ellesmere Port
county = Cheshire
country = England
postcode = CH66 2NU
LEA = Cheshire
ofsted = 111429
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enrollment = 1601
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk/
website_name = The Whitby High School- A Specialist Technology College

The Whitby High School is a co-educational Community School [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfekx1_05.pl?School=8754167 The Whitby High School, A Specialist Technology College ] ] , situated in Whitby, a suburb of Ellesmere Port, and is maintained by the Cheshire Local Education Authority. The School Educates Pupils from 11-18 as it has a Sixth Form. It is a Specialist Technology College.

History

The Whitby High School was founded in 1959, as "Ellesmere Port Grammar School" it was built to accommodate 460 pupils. The overall cost of the new build was £210,000. The school was opened by Sir David Eccles, the Minister of Education at the time. [http://www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk/history/ The Whitby High School - A Specialist Technology College ] ]

Notable alumni

*Beverley Hughes, MP

References

External links

* [http://www.whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk/ The Whitby High School- A Specialist Technology College]