How many schools are in North Tyneside?

OfferDay lists 87 schools in North Tyneside, including 56 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in North Tyneside?

Every school in North Tyneside is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in North Tyneside?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and North Tyneside does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the North Tyneside local authority?

OfferDay groups the North Tyneside schools across nine towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the North Tyneside local authority

North Tyneside has 87 schools listed on OfferDay across 9 towns.

1 nursery school · 56 primary schools · 4 middle schools · 12 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 12 special and alternative provision schools · 1 independent school

About schools in North Tyneside

Most of the 87 schools listed in North Tyneside are primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. North Tyneside keeps a three-tier system, so four middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 63%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 54 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 16 schools with published results

Top schools in North Tyneside

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Monkhouse Primary School 87%
2 St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields 84%
3 St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 83%
4 St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 83%
5 Kings Priory School 82%
6 Redesdale Primary School 82%
7 Benton Dene Primary School 79%
8 New York Primary School 79%

Secondary

1 Kings Priory School 57.1
2 Marden High School 55.1
3 Whitley Bay High School 54.2
4 St Thomas More Catholic High School 49.6
5 George Stephenson High School 48.0
6 Burnside College 44.2
7 North Gosforth Academy 43.9
8 Norham High School 42.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under North Tyneside.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Hopespring Newcastle
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in North Tyneside

How many schools are in North Tyneside?: OfferDay lists 87 schools in North Tyneside, including 56 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in North Tyneside?: Every school in North Tyneside is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in North Tyneside?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and North Tyneside does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the North Tyneside local authority?: OfferDay groups the North Tyneside schools across nine towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.