Best Schools in Wallsend

How many schools are there in Wallsend?

Wallsend has 16 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Wallsend?

None of the 6 graded schools in Wallsend currently holds an Outstanding rating. 6 are rated Good, so 100% are 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.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wallsend get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Wallsend with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Burnside College, with an Attainment 8 score of 42 and 25% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Silverdale School, with an Attainment 8 score of 6.3 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Burnside CollegeSilverdale School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wallsend have the best SATs results?

Of the 11 primary schools in Wallsend with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (93% in reading, 86% in maths); Redesdale Primary School (89% in reading, 86% in maths); and Western Community Primary School (87% in reading, 85% 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.

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WallsendRedesdale Primary SchoolWestern Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wallsend?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Wallsend have catchment areas?

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

Apply to North 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.