# Education in North Tyneside

The north east of the North East. 215,401 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 82 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for North Tyneside, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)

## Number of schools

North Tyneside: **84** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

North Tyneside had 84 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E08000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for North Tyneside. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E08000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/education#l-schools

## Schools in North Tyneside

North Tyneside has 84 open schools: 1 nursery, 55 primary, 15 secondary, 1 all-through, 10 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 4 |
| Good | 18 |
| Requires improvement | 4 |
| Inadequate | 3 |

29 of the 79 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.
10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
13 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Nursery (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-james-knott-memorial-nursery-school-e108563) | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 114 | School remains Good, June 2022 |

### Primary (55) (55)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amberley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/amberley-primary-school-e108586) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 405 | School remains Good, February 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Appletree Gardens First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appletree-gardens-first-school-e108584) | Foundation school | 2 to 9 | 292 | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Backworth Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/backworth-park-primary-school-e108580) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 342 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Bailey Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bailey-green-primary-school-e108587) | Community school | 0 to 11 | 469 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [Balliol Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balliol-primary-school-e108603) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 157 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Battle Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/battle-hill-primary-school-e150332) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 286 | School remains Good, March 2022 | 45% met KS2 standard |
| [Benton Dene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-dene-primary-school-e108604) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 466 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Burradon Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burradon-community-primary-school-e108612) | Foundation school | 2 to 11 | 144 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Carville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carville-academy-e150961) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | – | Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e108614) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 169 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e108602) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 342 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Coquet Park First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coquet-park-first-school-e108590) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 169 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Cullercoats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cullercoats-primary-school-e108569) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 409 | School remains Good, February 2022 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Denbigh Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-community-primary-school-e150334) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 436 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Fordley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fordley-primary-school-e108611) | Foundation school | 2 to 11 | 377 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Forest Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-primary-school-e108605) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 148 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Grasmere Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grasmere-academy-e138576) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 86 | Good (overall), December 2022 | 33% met KS2 standard |
| [Greenfields Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-community-primary-school-e108609) | Foundation school | 1 to 11 | 221 | School remains Good, October 2022 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Hadrian Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hadrian-park-primary-school-e150348) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 431 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Hazlewood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazlewood-community-primary-school-e108610) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 287 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Holystone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holystone-primary-school-e108581) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 456 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Ivy Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivy-road-primary-school-e108606) | Foundation school | 2 to 11 | 115 | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, special measures | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [King Edward Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-primary-school-e108573) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 473 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Langley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-first-school-e108591) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 295 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Marine Park First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marine-park-first-school-e108589) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 476 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Monkhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkhouse-primary-school-e108576) | Foundation school | 5 to 11 | 215 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [New York Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-york-primary-school-e108607) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 405 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Percy Main Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/percy-main-primary-school-e108572) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 205 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Preston Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-grange-primary-school-e108578) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 216 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Redesdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redesdale-primary-school-e108599) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 324 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Richardson Dees Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richardson-dees-primary-school-e108596) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 206 | Good (overall), June 2022 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e108575) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 148 | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Rockcliffe First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockcliffe-first-school-e108583) | Foundation school | 3 to 9 | 244 | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Shiremoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shiremoor-primary-school-e108579) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 319 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [South Wellfield First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-wellfield-first-school-e108588) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 345 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Southridge First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southridge-first-school-e108585) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 321 | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Spring Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-gardens-primary-school-e150331) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 314 | Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | 41% met KS2 standard |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-wallsend-e148814) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 222 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-aided-e108615) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 35% met KS2 standard |
| [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-wallsend-e148815) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 330 | School remains Good, April 2024 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| [St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-columbas-catholic-primary-school-wallsend-e148816) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 190 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-north-shields-e148448) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 224 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 84% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-north-shields-e148449) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 45% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-cullercoats-e148450) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 185 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-forest-hall-e148980) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 208 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e150962) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 162 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-catholic-primary-school-newcastle-e148981) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 230 | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/school/star-of-the-sea-catholic-primary-school-whitley-bay-e148451) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 330 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Stephenson Memorial Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stephenson-memorial-primary-school-e150333) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 324 | School remains Good, April 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [Wallsend Jubilee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallsend-jubilee-primary-school-e108594) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 401 | School remains Good, January 2024 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Waterville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterville-primary-school-e108571) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 209 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [Western Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/western-community-primary-school-e133384) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 440 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [Westmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmoor-primary-school-e108582) | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 343 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitehouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehouse-primary-school-e150021) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 137 | Inadequate (overall), July 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | 29% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitley Lodge First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitley-lodge-first-school-e108600) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 250 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

### Secondary (15) (15)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burnside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-college-e108640) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 995 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8: 42.0 |
| [Churchill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchill-academy-e151721) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | – | Inadequate (overall), January 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [George Stephenson High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-stephenson-high-school-e108639) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,233 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8: 49.7 |
| [John Spence Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-spence-community-high-school-e150195) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 872 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8: 43.0 |
| [Longbenton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longbenton-high-school-e108645) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 995 | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8: 41.8 |
| [Marden Bridge Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marden-bridge-middle-school-e108635) | Foundation school | 9 to 13 | 577 | Improved significantly, July 2025 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Marden High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marden-high-school-e108627) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,014 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 55.0 |
| [Monkseaton Coastal School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkseaton-coastal-school-e108637) | Foundation school | 9 to 13 | 203 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Monkseaton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkseaton-high-school-e108642) | Foundation school | 13 to 18 | 155 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 44.1 |
| [Norham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norham-high-school-e108628) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 498 | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8: 43.3 |
| [North Gosforth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-gosforth-academy-e144279) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 576 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 44.4 |
| [St Thomas More Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-high-school-e137734) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,660 | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8: 48.8 |
| [Valley Gardens Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-gardens-middle-school-e108636) | Foundation school | 9 to 13 | 768 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 72% met KS2 standard |
| [Wellfield Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellfield-middle-school-e108649) | Foundation school | 9 to 13 | 345 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [Whitley Bay High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitley-bay-high-school-e108638) | Foundation school | 13 to 18 | 1,797 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8: 54.0 |

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-priory-school-e139658) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 18 | 1,549 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |

### Special (10) (10)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beacon Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-hill-school-e131544) | Foundation special school | 2 to 19 | 244 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| [Benton Dene School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-dene-school-e108655) | Foundation special school | 4 to 11 | 139 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| [Benton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-house-school-e151477) | Other independent special school | 5 to 14 | 25 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Brenkley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brenkley-school-e145239) | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 37 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Parkside House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-house-school-e135001) | Other independent special school | 10 to 19 | 80 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Percy Hedley Hedleys College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/percy-hedley-hedleys-college-e141240) | Special post 16 institution | 16 to 25 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Percy Hedley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/percy-hedley-school-e108657) | Non-maintained special school | 3 to 19 | 157 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| [Silverdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silverdale-school-e133432) | Foundation special school | 4 to 16 | 138 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, special measures |
| [Southlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southlands-school-e108653) | Foundation special school | 11 to 16 | 136 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| [Woodlawn School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlawn-school-e108652) | Foundation special school | 2 to 18 | 178 | School remains Good, May 2024 |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hopespring Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopespring-newcastle-e143049) | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 14 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moorbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorbridge-e108565) | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 164 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside/sources) (28)

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