St Cuthbert's High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In its own words: "A vision comes first. At St Cuthbert's, our guiding vision- forming great men -shapes everything we do."

In 2026, pupils at St Cuthbert's High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47% in England.

That is down from 49 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about 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 38.8, against 52.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put St Cuthbert's High School as their first choice and 467 named it as one of their preferences, for 220 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 39 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Cuthbert's High School are Excelsior Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.4); Sacred Heart Catholic High School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.8); Studio West (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33); and Kenton School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.4).

St Cuthbert's High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Cuthbert's High School is one of 39 schools run by Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 113 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

42.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 52.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (33%) and Black (13%).

In 2026, 198 pupils (16.2%) received SEN support and 33 (2.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Metrocentre Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Cuthberts High School (w-bound), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Cuthbert's High School issued 355 suspensions, 29.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Cuthbert's High School are Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (0.2 miles); St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (0.5 miles); Bridgewater Primary School (0.5 miles); and Sacred Heart Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.