Kings Priory School, North Shields

From the headteacher's welcome: "Every visitor to Kings Priory School tells me that the first thing they notice as you step onto either site is the warmth, energy and positivity of both staff and pupils, whether they are 4 or 18 years old. That is because we try our very best to foster relationships marked by kindness, tolerance and respect."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, badminton, dance, drama and art.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Kings Priory School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Tyneside and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Tyneside and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 57.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.84: pupils made well above 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 47.8, against 58.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 80 families put Kings Priory School as their first choice and 332 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 41 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kings Priory School are Marden High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); John Spence Community High School (1 mile, Attainment 8 43); Marden Bridge Middle School (1.7 miles, Good); and Monkseaton High School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1).

Kings Priory School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Kings Priory School is one of 6 schools run by Woodard Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college and 4% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 231 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 36 (2.3%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Percy Park Road (s-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 113 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Tyneside (232).

In 2024/25, Kings Priory School issued 135 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kings Priory School are King Edward Primary School (0.8 miles), Monkhouse Primary School (0.9 miles), Christ Church CofE Primary School (1 mile) and Cullercoats Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.