George Stephenson High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to George Stephenson High School. Our school has an extremely positive ethos, with very strong pastoral and academic guidance and a real emphasis on learning. We believe that the support, care and welfare of our students are second to none."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include art and photography.

In 2026, pupils at George Stephenson High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Tyneside and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Tyneside and 47% in England.

That is up from 48 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.34: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 180 families put George Stephenson High School as their first choice and 318 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to George Stephenson High School are Longbenton High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); St Mary's Catholic School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.1); Gosforth East Middle School (2.3 miles, Good); and Gosforth Central Middle School (2.5 miles, Good).

George Stephenson High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about George Stephenson High School (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 49% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (74%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (49%).

Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 60% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 77 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 106 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 30 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

George Stephenson High School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is George Stephenson High School (nw-bound), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, George Stephenson High School issued 259 suspensions, 22.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to George Stephenson High School are Amberley Primary School (0.4 miles), Westmoor Primary School (0.4 miles), Grasmere Academy (0.4 miles) and Bailey Green Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.