Memories of Miss Mendham

Following last week's sad news of the death of Miss Mary Mendham, a well respected former member of staff and Senior Mistress of Withernsea High School who passed away at the age of 103, we received a number of tributes from some of her ex-students. We would like to share these with you below...

New letter to parents released

Please go to the Letters to Parents page to view / download the following letters, released this week:

27/01/15 - Winter Weather

Teaching vacancy - Science

We are currently looking for a Teacher of Science (Temporary, for 1 year initially)

Please visit our Vacancies page for further information.

Miss Mendham

We are saddened to hear of the passing of one of Withernsea High School’s most respected and well-known former members of staff. Miss Mary Mendham passed away this morning (Thursday 22nd January) at the impressive age of 103.

On behalf of the whole school community, we extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends.

We would like to invite ex-students and staff to share their memories of her with us, which we will later publish on our website, by emailing them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please include your name and the years you attended the school

Year 7 PSHE and Year 11 Careers Day

Yesterday (Tuesday 20th), Year 7 students took part in a special PSHE day which explored the consequences of smoking. Students took part in team challenges to discover how smoking can impact a person’s general health and wellbeing. There was a treasure hunt for information, and all students worked in teams to produce a radio advert aimed at teenagers, which they performed in front of their peers. The students conducted themselves brilliantly throughout the day, and demonstrated creativity, responsibility and resilience.

Water mains - UPDATE

We are pleased to report that the earlier issues with the school water supply have been resolved and school will be open as normal tomorrow (Thursday 15th January)

Water mains

Dear Parents / Carers

You may be aware that our water mains was damaged during the building works this morning. This has led to the mains supply being turned off.