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Grammar schools in North Tyneside

There are no grammar schools in North Tyneside.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any — North Tyneside is one of the majority that does not, so local state secondaries admit without a selective test.

The nearest is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, about 55.7 miles away in Westmorland and Furness. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to North Tyneside

Straight-line distance from the centre of North Tyneside — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith Penrith 55.7 miles Mixed Good
Ripon Grammar School Ripon 61.0 miles Mixed Good
Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton 76.0 miles Boys Good
Skipton Girls' High School Skipton 76.1 miles Girls Good
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster 84.7 miles Mixed Good
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster 85.2 miles Girls Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (incl. state care outside England) (published source)
  2. Current Family Association: sibling attending the school at time of admission (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places (2 per form group, PAN 160): Pupil Premium/Service Premium students (published source)

Ripon Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Children with exceptional medical or social need (professional evidence required) (published source)
  3. Children of Ripon Grammar School staff (published source)

Ermysted's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Applicants within the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)
  3. Applicants outside the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)

Lancaster Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/near the minimum level (published source)
  2. Priority catchment area (City of Lancaster), Pupil Premium, at/near minimum level (published source)
  3. Priority catchment area, at/above minimum level (published source)

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children at/near the Pass Mark (published source)
  2. City of Lancaster residents eligible for Pupil Premium, at/near the Pass Mark (published source)
  3. City of Lancaster residents at/above the Pass Mark (published source)

Schools in North Tyneside

North Tyneside has 80 open schools. Browse all North Tyneside schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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