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Best secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

11 of 17 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Newcastle upon Tyne 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.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Gosforth Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0.64 Good oversubscribed 2.0 first prefs per place, 2018/19 approximate
2 St Mary's Catholic School Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0.56 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0.54 Not judged oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Jesmond Park Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0.29 Good about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 St Cuthbert's High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne hidden gem 0.0 Good declining about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Walbottle Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne hidden gem -0.69 Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Kenton School Newcastle-upon-Tyne -0.85 Not judged undersubscribed 0.56 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Walker Riverside Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne -0.92 Not judged oversubscribed 1.26 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Benfield School Newcastle-upon-Tyne -1.09 Not judged undersubscribed 0.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 North East Futures UTC Newcastle Upon Tyne -1.34 Not judged — approximate
11 Studio West Newcastle-upon-Tyne -1.54 Not judged improving undersubscribed 0.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Newcastle upon Tyne

6 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, not a fairer one.

Applying in Newcastle upon Tyne

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