Schools in Tyne & Wear
Tyne and Wear · South Tyneside · 1 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to South Tyneside (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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2
of 13 in & around Tyne & Wear rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Tyne & Wear (1)
- East Boldon Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · NE36 0DL
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 94% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Tyne & Wear (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
235
98% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
240
5 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
95.0%
KS2 Maths
93.0%
Other schools near Tyne & Wear
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Tyne & Wear's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Helen Gibson Nursery School
Nursery · East Boldon
East Boldon Infants' School
Primary · East Boldon
Boldon School
Secondary · Boldon Colliery
West Boldon Primary School
Primary · Boldon
Forest View Primary
Primary · South Shields
Boldon Nursery School
Nursery · Boldon Colliery
Cleadon Church of England Academy
Primary · Sunderland · Good
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary · South Shields
Questions parents ask about schools in Tyne & Wear
How many schools are there in Tyne & Wear?
Tyne & Wear has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Tyne & Wear?
None of the 1 graded schools in Tyne & Wear currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is 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
Do schools in Tyne & Wear have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Tyne & Wear have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, South 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 Tyne & Wear?
Apply to South 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.
Nearby Towns
East Boldon
2 schools · 0.0km away
Tyne and Wear
Boldon Colliery
3 schools · 1.8km away
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South Shields
29 schools · 3.5km away
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Jarrow
13 schools · 4.1km away
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Sunderland
83 schools · 5.1km away
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Hebburn
10 schools · 6.0km away
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Washington
24 schools · 7.9km away
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North Shields
21 schools · 8.0km away
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