Schools across Gateshead

How many schools are there in Gateshead?

Gateshead has 93 open schools: 66 state primary, 11 state secondary or all-through, 7 independent, 7 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Gateshead are rated Outstanding?

13 schools in Gateshead were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Haskel School; Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead; Greenside Primary School; Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead; Eslington Primary School; and 8 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 76 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, GatesheadGreenside Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadEslington Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Gateshead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 12 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 St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, with an Attainment 8 score of 52 and 53% 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, GatesheadSt Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Gateshead have the best SATs results?

Of the 62 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 Clover Hill Community Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (100% in reading, 90% in maths); and St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (93% in reading, 97% 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.

Clover Hill Community Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamSt Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

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, Gateshead 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 Gateshead 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.