Best Schools in Gateshead

How many schools are there in Gateshead?

Gateshead has 57 open schools: 37 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 7 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Gateshead are rated Outstanding?

10 schools in Gateshead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Haskel School; Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead; Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead; Eslington Primary School; Dryden School; and 5 more. Counting Good as well, 85% of the 47 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Haskel SchoolCardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadEslington Primary SchoolDryden School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Gateshead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 7 schools in Gateshead with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Emmanuel College, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.8 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.3 and 61% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Kingsmeadow Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Emmanuel CollegeCardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadKingsmeadow Community School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Gateshead have the best SATs results?

Of the 35 primary schools in Gateshead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wardley Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell (93% in reading, 93% in maths); and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green (92% in reading, 92% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Wardley Primary SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low FellSt Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Gateshead?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Gateshead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Gateshead have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Gateshead have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Gateshead?

Apply to your council - Gateshead or Sunderland, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.