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Schools in North Tyneside

  • 79State-funded schools
  • 55Primary
  • 16Secondary
  • 6Special
  • North EastRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
84%
close to England (84%)
1,685 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
92%
close to England (92%)
2,025 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.8
0.4 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
10of 79 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in North Tyneside
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
84%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

1,685 applicants · 5.6% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 84%; England 84%
  2. 2025 86%; England 84%
  3. 2024 90%; England 83%
  4. 2023 92%; England 83%
  5. 2022 90%; England 83%
  6. 2021 88%; England 81%
  7. 2020 89%; England 82%
  8. 2019 84%; England 81%
  9. 2018 93%; England 82%
  10. 2017 91%; England 83%
  11. 2016 96%; England 84%
  12. 2015 96%; England 84%
  13. 2014 97%; England 85%
  • North Tyneside
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,68584.3%94.4%5.6%
Sep 20251,71685.8%94.8%5.1%
Sep 20241,70389.8%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20231,70191.9%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20221,71390.0%96.0%4.0%
Sep 20211,74888.2%95.0%5.0%
Sep 20201,64189.3%96.4%3.5%
Sep 20191,75784.0%92.5%7.5%
Sep 20181,58393.1%97.9%2.1%
Sep 20171,70190.8%96.5%3.5%
Sep 20161,51396.0%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20151,32896.0%98.1%1.8%
Sep 20141,47996.8%99.1%0.9%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
92%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,025 applicants · 3.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 92%; England 92%
  2. 2025 92%; England 93%
  3. 2024 96%; England 93%
  4. 2023 92%; England 92%
  5. 2022 95%; England 92%
  6. 2021 95%; England 92%
  7. 2020 92%; England 90%
  8. 2019 92%; England 91%
  9. 2018 93%; England 91%
  10. 2017 92%; England 90%
  11. 2016 93%; England 88%
  12. 2015 91%; England 88%
  13. 2014 89%; England 88%
  • North Tyneside
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,02591.7%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20252,04492.4%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20241,99995.8%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20232,22792.0%97.3%2.6%
Sep 20222,17294.6%97.9%2.1%
Sep 20212,10194.8%98.1%1.8%
Sep 20202,23492.3%97.9%2.1%
Sep 20192,22291.9%97.0%3.0%
Sep 20182,19193.2%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20172,28891.9%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20162,18292.8%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20152,33191.3%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20142,28989.3%96.6%3.4%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 10 schools of 79 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (8)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 56 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding4
  • Good45
  • Requires improvement4
  • Inadequate3

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 13 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education5431
Behaviour and attitudes75–1
Personal development7411
Leadership and management5611

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Secondary schools in North Tyneside

16 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Kings Priory School Remains Good2024 6.8small intake applications per place 57.6 11%
Norham High School Good2022 2.8 applications per place 43.3 64%
Marden High School 2026 2.3 applications per place 55.0 18%
Longbenton High School Good2022 2.0 applications per place 41.8 32%
John Spence Community High School Requires improvement2023 1.8 applications per place 43.0 51%
St Thomas More Catholic High School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 48.8 28%
Burnside College Standards maintained2024 1.6 applications per place 42.0 40%
North Gosforth Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.5 applications per place 44.4 39%
George Stephenson High School Standards maintained2025 1.4 applications per place 49.7 31%
Churchill Academy Special measures Inadequate2024 no data – –
Marden Bridge Middle School Improved significantly2025 no data – 21%
Monkseaton Coastal School 2026 no data – 39%
Monkseaton High School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 44.1 27%
Valley Gardens Middle School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data – 6%
Wellfield Middle School Remains Good2024 no data – 14%
Whitley Bay High School Outstanding2024 no data 54.0 11%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in North Tyneside

55 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Coquet Park First School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.6 applications per place – 4%
Monkhouse Primary School Good2023 2.8 applications per place 87% 17%
Southridge First School Good2022 2.6 applications per place – 4%
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Faith Standards maintained2025 2.6 applications per place 83% 14%
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Faith Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 48% 21%
Rockcliffe First School Good2024 2.5 applications per place – 8%
King Edward Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.5 applications per place 48% 11%
Benton Dene Primary School Outstanding2024 2.4 applications per place 79% 20%
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) Faith Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 35% 24%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Faith Standards maintained2025 2.4 applications per place 64% 12%
Marine Park First School 2026 2.4 applications per place – 6%
Amberley Primary School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 55% 28%
Christ Church CofE Primary School Faith Good2022 2.3 applications per place 57% 42%
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Faith Improved significantly2024 2.3 applications per place 83% 21%
Backworth Park Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 73% 22%
South Wellfield First School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.3 applications per place – 4%
Cullercoats Primary School Remains Good2022 2.2 applications per place 67% 10%
Holystone Primary School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 71% 10%
Richardson Dees Primary School Good2022 2.2 applications per place 52% 51%
Bailey Green Primary School Outstanding2024 2.2 applications per place 74% 22%
Westmoor Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 73% 15%
Whitley Lodge First School 2026 2.1 applications per place – 7%
Redesdale Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 82% 23%
Preston Grange Primary School Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 72% 16%
Appletree Gardens First School Remains Good2024 1.9 applications per place – 31%
Spring Gardens Primary School Requires improvement2021 1.9 applications per place 41% 39%
Langley First School 2026 1.9 applications per place – 9%
Grasmere Academy Good2022 1.8small intake applications per place 33% 54%
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 58% 36%
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Faith Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place 76% 42%
Forest Hall Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 62% 45%
Waterville Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 57% 65%
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Faith Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 67% 23%
New York Primary School Outstanding2024 1.6 applications per place 79% 34%
Hazlewood Community Primary School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 70% 29%
Stephenson Memorial Primary School Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 59% 51%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Faith Standards maintained2025 1.6 applications per place 84% 37%
Denbigh Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 65% 42%
Riverside Primary School Requires improvement2024 1.5 applications per place 59% 83%
Battle Hill Primary School Remains Good2022 1.5 applications per place 45% 47%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Faith Good2024 1.5 applications per place 45% 52%
Greenfields Community Primary School Remains Good2022 1.4 applications per place 59% 37%
Western Community Primary School Good2024 1.4 applications per place 76% 35%
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Faith Remains Good2024 1.4 applications per place 66% 15%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Faith Requires improvement2023 1.4small intake applications per place – 33%
Shiremoor Primary School Good2023 1.3 applications per place 77% 40%
Whitehouse Primary School Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022 1.3small intake applications per place 29% 56%
Collingwood Primary School Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 61% 62%
Burradon Community Primary School 2026 1.3 applications per place 73% 39%
Balliol Primary School Special measures 2026 1.2 applications per place 57% 50%
Hadrian Park Primary School Remains Good2023 1.2 applications per place 65% 26%
Fordley Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.1 applications per place 60% 36%
Percy Main Primary School 2026 1.1 applications per place 52% 68%
Ivy Road Primary School Special measures Inadequate2024 1.0small intake applications per place 53% 52%
Carville Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 no data – –

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

8 schools