How many schools are in South Tyneside?

OfferDay lists 64 schools in South Tyneside, including 45 primary schools and eight secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in South Tyneside?

Every school in South 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 South Tyneside?

OfferDay ranks schools in South Tyneside where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the South Tyneside local authority?

OfferDay groups the South Tyneside schools across eight 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 South Tyneside local authority

South Tyneside has 64 schools listed on OfferDay across 8 towns.

4 nursery schools · 45 primary schools · 8 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 6 special and alternative provision schools

About schools in South Tyneside

Most of the 64 schools listed in South Tyneside are primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

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: 62%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 41 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.5; average Attainment 8 score, across the 10 schools with published results

Top schools in South Tyneside

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

Primary

1 Biddick Hall Junior School 87%
2 Stanhope Primary School 86%
3 West Boldon Primary School 82%
4 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow 82%
5 East Boldon Junior School 81%
6 Cleadon Church of England Academy 79%
7 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields 77%
8 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 77%

Secondary

1 Whitburn Church of England Academy 51.6
2 St Wilfrid's RC College 48.2
3 St Joseph's Catholic Academy 45.5
4 Hebburn Comprehensive School 44.2
5 Harton Academy 42.6
6 Jarrow School 42.6
7 Mortimer Community College 41.9
8 Boldon School 37.1

Schools by town

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

Common questions about schools in South Tyneside

How many schools are in South Tyneside?: OfferDay lists 64 schools in South Tyneside, including 45 primary schools and eight secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in South Tyneside?: Every school in South 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 South Tyneside?: OfferDay ranks schools in South Tyneside where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the South Tyneside local authority?: OfferDay groups the South Tyneside schools across eight 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 15 July 2026.