Schools in North Shields

About schools in North Shields

North Shields lists 21 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. 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

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

48.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools14

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Christ Church CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Collingwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Cullercoats Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Monkhouse Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 5 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• New York Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Percy Main Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Preston Grange Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Riverside Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Spring Gardens Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Waterville Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Whitehouse Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  29%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• John Spence Community High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.0

  Attainment 8
• Marden High School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  55.1

  Attainment 8
• Norham High School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  42.7

  Attainment 8
• St Thomas More Catholic High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.6

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Kings Priory School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 18

  57.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Southlands School

  Foundation special school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in North Shields

How many schools does North Shields have?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in North Shields, including 14 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in North Shields?

Every school in North Shields 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.

How are schools in North Shields ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in North Shields 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.

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 10 July 2026.