b'Our students enjoy fantastic facilities, supporting our highWe celebrate the success of our students in all aspects of aspirations for them. The academy has a strong academicschool life and it matters just as much to us that our tradition and students achieve very well in their GCSEs,graduates are condent, articulate and thoughtful, as where our results are consistently amongst the highestwell as achieving academic success. As a Church of performing North East state schools. Our A level resultsEngland School we support the development of moral demonstrate that we can also produce fantastic resultsvalues and of a rich and fullling spiritual life for the entire with our Sixth Form students, with an increasing numberacademy community.We look to develop key Christian of students gaining places at Oxford and Cambridge. values such as kindness, fairness, respect, helpfulness and being a learner. However, we are a fully inclusive school In November 2019, we had our rst full OFSTEDand we do not have faith criteria within our admission inspection under the new OFSTED framework. Thepolicy, welcoming students of other faiths and no faith. conrmed that "the overall effectiveness of the school is Good, with Personal development being rated asPartnership work with parents and carers is a strength of Outstanding.the academy and something we value highly. Links with the local community are well developed and there is a OFSTED commented on how our students, behavestrong parental representation on the Governing Body. impeccably and conduct themselves with great maturityWe take a very professional approach to all aspects of our across the day with the inspectors concluding, "Studentswork and there is no complacency; we dont always get it are very proud to attend Whitburn Church of Englandright rst time but we learn from our mistakes. Our focus Academy, they feel safe and secure."is always on teaching and learning; lessons provide all students with challenge, support, rigour and pace in We are very proud of our results, accolades andproper measure. We recognise that there are no shortcuts inspection judgments but we achieve success by workingto quality in education; the way to success lies in high tirelessly to ensure that we get the best out of all of ourexpectations, thorough planning, regular monitoring and students. We strive to make our motto of Excellence forreview and sheer hard work. Our continued success is a All a reality. Exam results are only ever part of the picturewell-deserved testimony to the dedication and efforts of in regard to the outstanding education we wish for all ourour students, staff, parents, carers and governors. students. We take great pride in the rich and diverse extra-curricular life on offer, with a wide range of sporting, musical and other activities. Perhaps the comment in the OFSTED report of which we are most proud is, Students enjoy learning. They feel that the school supports them well academically. Most students are ambitious and keen to be successful. Teachers know their subjects well. Many bring real expertise to the classroom. They teach with enthusiasm and bring topics to life. 3'