News Stories

• Workplace learning boosts career readiness among high school students
  Towards the end of term, Year 10 students completed a week of work experience, providing them with a valuable opportunity to explore potential career paths through direct engagement with local employers.
• School earns ‘outstanding’ Active Travel recognition
  Withernsea High School has become one of only three schools in England to receive an ‘outstanding’ accreditation through a national scheme promoting environmentally friendly travel.  
• Exam success opens doors to exciting futures for Year 11
  Last Thursday, 21st August, the Year 11 cohort collected their GCSE and VTQ (Vocational and Technical Qualifications) results.
• GCSE Results Day
  Results will be available to collect, in-person, at the Holderness Learning Centre (HLC) between 9.00am and 12.00 noon on Thursday, 21st August.
• Students celebrate milestone in national award scheme
  Several Year 10 and 11 students have been congratulated after achieving their first award through the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award scheme - a national personal development programme for young people aged 14 to 24.
• Nailed it! DT students build bench from scratch
  As part of a recent DT Challenge Day, a group of students spent the day constructing a bench using reclaimed timber from wooden pallets.
• The Great Withernsea Bake Off 2025
  Eleven students were given an opportunity to combine their culinary and creative skills in the now-annual end-of-term ‘Great Withernsea Bake Off’ competition.
• Inclusive Sports Day marks end of academic year
  On Thursday 17th July, the penultimate day of the academic year, the school held its annual Sports Day.
• WHS dancers bring the moves to Gotta Dance 2025
  A group of Year 10 dance students were recently given the opportunity to represent the school at a regional performance event, sharing the stage with peers from other schools and local dance organisations as part of a national celebration of talent.
• Year 10 master the art of jewellery casting
  As part of their Engineering studies, Year 10 students have completed a metal casting project focussed on transforming inexpensive materials into professional-looking jewellery.