Best secondary schools in Gateshead
9 of 11 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Gateshead schools · primary schools
Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 6 of them.
- 5 of 11 rated Good or Outstanding
- 2 oversubscribed on first preference
- 3 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Progress 8: -0.12 (best 0.71)
| # | School | Progress 8 | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Gateshead | 0.71 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Emmanuel College Gateshead | 0.61 | — | — | approximate |
| 3 | Whickham School Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 0.26 | Not judged improving | about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 4 | St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne | 0.05 | Good declining | about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Thorp Academy Ryton hidden gem | -0.12 | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 6 | Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Chester le Street hidden gem | -0.28 | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 7 | Kingsmeadow Community School Gateshead hidden gem | -0.75 | Good | undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 8 | Heworth Grange School Gateshead | -0.86 | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 9 | Grace College Gateshead | -1.07 | Requires improvement | undersubscribed 0.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
Also in Gateshead
2 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Gateshead, not a fairer one.
- Ateres Girls High School Ofsted: Requires improvement
- XP Gateshead Ofsted: Not judged
Applying in Gateshead
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Gateshead admission criteria.
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