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Year Group Information

This page includes up to date information for each year group in school. If you require any further information, please contact the relevant Pastoral Leader.

Year 7

Key Staff

Mrs C. Knight – Pastoral Leader

Mrs S. Haggart – Assistant Pastoral Leader

Mr L. Power – Raising Standards Lead

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

  • Monday 7th September 2026– Friday 25th September 2026 – Baseline testing in all subjects
  • Thursday 17th September 2026 – Parents & Carers Information Evening
  • Monday 7th December– Friday 11th December 2026 – Assessment Week 1
  • Thursday 11th March 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event
  • Monday 17th May – Friday 11th June 2027 – End of Year Assessment Window

 

 

Contact

Year7PL@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

Year 8

Key Staff

Mrs C. Palmer – Pastoral Leader

Miss L. Saxby – Assistant Pastoral Leader

Mrs S. Fitzgerald – Raising Standards Lead

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

  • Thursday 15th October 2026 – Parents & Carers Information Evening 
  • Monday 19th October – Friday 23rd October 2026 – Assessment Week 1 
  • Thursday 25th February 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event 
  • Monday 17th May – Friday 11th June 2027 – End of Year Assessment Window   

Key Information

 

Contact

Year8PL@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

Year 9

Key Staff

Mr D. Holmes – Pastoral Leader

Miss L. Saxby – Assistant Pastoral Leader

Mrs S. Blackwell – Raising Standards Lead

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

  • Monday 2nd November – Friday 6th November 2026 – Assessment Week 1 
  • Thursday 10th December 2026 – Options Evening  
  • Thursday 21st January 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event 
  • Monday 17th May – Friday 11th June 2027 – End of Year Assessment Window   

 

Key Information

Year 9 Options

Transition Tasks

Contact

Year9PL@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

Year 10

Key Staff

Mrs E Powell – Pastoral Leader

Mr M. Bensley – Assistant Pastoral Leader

Mr S. Briton – Raising Standards Lead

 

Key Information

Transition Tasks

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

  • Thursday 8th October 2026 – Parents & Carers Information Evening 
  • Thursday 18th March 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event 
  • Tuesday 2nd March 2027 – Parents’ ‘How to help your child revise’ evening 
  • Monday 19th April – Friday 30th April 2027 – Mock Exam Series   
  • Thursday 24th June 2027 -Year 10 Transition to Year 11 evening

 

Key Information Contact

Year10PL@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

 

Year 11

Key Staff

Miss E Measures – Pastoral Leader

Mr M. Bensley – Assistant Pastoral Leader

Mrs L. Brighouse – Year 11 Standards Lead

Year11PL@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

  • Thursday 1st October 2026 – Parents & Carers Information Evening 
  • Monday 16th November – Friday 27th November 2026 – Mock Exam Series 1   
  • Thursday 14th January 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event 
  • Monday 22nd Feb – Friday 26th Feb 2027 – Mock Exam Series 2 
  • Thursday 22nd April 2027 – Exams Information Evening  
  • Wednesday 4th May 2027 – External written exams begin  

 

Key Information

Exam Information

Join the Sixth Form

 

 
Sixth Form

Key Staff

Mr P. Merryweather – Sixth Form Director

Mrs J. Horby – Sixth Form Administrator

Mrs R. Dowson – Sixth Form Assistant

Contact

SixthFormOffice@whitbyhs.cheshire.sch.uk

 

Key Dates

(Dates may be subject to change and updates will be issued if this is the case.) 

Year 12 
  • Thursday 10th September 2026 – Parents & Carers Information Evening 
  • Monday 4th January – Monday 1st February 2027 – External Exams (specific courses only) 
  • Monday 11th January – Friday 15th January 2027 – In-class assessment week  
  • Thursday 4th February 2027 – Parents & Carers Progress Event 
  • Monday 21st June – Friday 25th June 2027 – Mock Exam Series  

 

Year 13  
  • Thursday 12th November 2026 – Parents & Carers Progress Event  
  • Monday 4th January – Monday 1st February 2027 – External Exams (specific courses only) 
  • Monday 18th January – Tuesday 26th January 2027 – Mock Exam Series 1 
  • Wednesday 14th April – Friday 16th April 2027 – Mock Exam Series 2 
  • Wednesday 4th May 2027 – External written exams begin  

 

Key Information

Join The Whitby Sixth Form

Sixth Form Course Guide

Unifrog

UCAS

Sixth Form Health & Wellbeing

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