Best Schools in South Tyneside

How many schools are there in South Tyneside?

South Tyneside has 64 open schools: 45 state primary, 8 state secondary or all-through, 5 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in South Tyneside are rated Outstanding?

9 schools in South Tyneside were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields; St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy; St Wilfrid's RC College; Epinay Business and Enterprise School; Helen Gibson Nursery School; and 4 more. Counting Good as well, 96% of the 52 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.

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSt Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademySt Wilfrid's RC CollegeEpinay Business and Enterprise SchoolHelen Gibson Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in South Tyneside get the best GCSE results?

Of the 12 schools in South Tyneside with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Whitburn Church of England Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 50 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Wilfrid's RC College, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Joseph's Catholic Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.2 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Whitburn Church of England AcademySt Wilfrid's RC CollegeSt Joseph's Catholic Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in South Tyneside have the best SATs results?

Of the 38 primary schools in South Tyneside with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Stanhope Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Biddick Hall Junior School (89% in reading, 100% in maths); and East Boldon Junior School (95% in reading, 93% 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.

Stanhope Primary SchoolBiddick Hall Junior SchoolEast Boldon Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in South Tyneside?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in South Tyneside have catchment areas?

Most state schools in South Tyneside have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside?

Apply to South Tyneside 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.