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Schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East (2025)

133 schools · 56,821 students · 74 academy, 52 local authority, 7 independent · median Pupils on roll 314.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in North East, has 133 schools in England's 2025 data, together educating about 56,821 students. By level there are 106 primary, 21 secondary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form; by sector 74 academy, 52 local authority, 7 independent.

The median Pupils on roll across Newcastle-upon-Tyne's schools is 314, above the North East median of 241. Number of pupils in the latest school census.

128 of the 133 schools qualify for the Success Index (England). The highest-scoring is South Gosforth First School (96.3, top 5% of primary schools nationally), followed by Brunton First School (96.1, top 5% of primary schools nationally), and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (95.7, top 5% of primary schools nationally). 15 schools sit in the top 10% of England for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare a primary school with other primary schools.

The largest schools are Jesmond Park Academy (2,092 students), Gosforth Academy (1,925 students), Walbottle Academy (1,722 students). 3 schools are single-sex.

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Top 60 schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Ordered by Success Index (England). Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and North East. The remaining 68 ranked schools are listed below the table.

  1. 1
    96
    South Gosforth First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 325 students
  2. 2
    96
    Brunton First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 451 students
  3. 3
    96
    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
  4. 4
    95
    St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
  5. 5
    92
    Great Park AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 614 students
  6. 6
    92
    Gosforth Park First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 299 students
  7. 7
    91
    Darras Hall Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 459 students
  8. 8
    90
    Archibald First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 332 students
  9. 9
    89
    Havannah First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 331 students
  10. 10
    89
    West Jesmond Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 605 students
  11. 11
    87
    Fellside Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
  12. 12
    87
    Clover Hill Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
  13. 13
    87
    Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
  14. 14
    86
    Cragside Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 410 students
  15. 15
    86
    Gosforth East Middle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Secondary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 557 students
  16. 16
    83
    St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
  17. 17
    80
    Benton Park Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
  18. 18
    79
    St Mary's Catholic SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,462 students
  19. 19
    79
    Gosforth AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary54.4 Attainment 8 · 1,925 students
  20. 20
    79
    Benton Dene Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 466 students
  21. 21
    77
    Milecastle Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 185 students
  22. 22
    77
    Front Street Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
  23. 23
    77
    Holystone Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
  24. 24
    76
    Newburn Manor Primary SchoolNewcastle upon Tyne · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
  25. 25
    76
    Throckley Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 448 students
  26. 26
    75
    Whickham SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary53.0 Attainment 8 · 1,690 students
  27. 27
    75
    Burnopfield Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 351 students
  28. 28
    75
    St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
  29. 29
    73
    Gosforth Junior High AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 695 students
  30. 30
    73
    Gosforth Central Middle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Secondary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 600 students
  31. 31
    73
    St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 426 students
  32. 32
    72
    Ravenswood Primary SchoolNewcastle upon Tyne · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 598 students
  33. 33
    72
    Archbishop Runcie CofE First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 164 students
  34. 34
    71
    Hilton Primary AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
  35. 35
    69
    Belsay Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 84 students
  36. 36
    68
    Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 220 students
  37. 37
    68
    St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
  38. 38
    68
    Ponteland Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 274 students
  39. 39
    67
    St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
  40. 40
    67
    Westfield SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Independent All-through52.4 Attainment 8 · 170 students
  41. 41
    67
    Knop Law Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 398 students
  42. 42
    66
    Dinnington First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 320 students
  43. 43
    65
    Backworth Park Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 342 students
  44. 44
    65
    Richard Coates Church of England Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 328 students
  45. 45
    64
    Tyneview Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 257 students
  46. 46
    64
    Sacred Heart Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
  47. 47
    64
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ByermoorNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 187 students
  48. 48
    63
    St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest HallNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
  49. 49
    62
    Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary52.1 Attainment 8 · 1,424 students
  50. 50
    61
    Farne Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 239 students
  51. 51
    59
    St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 222 students
  52. 52
    59
    Jesmond Park AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Secondary51.4 Attainment 8 · 2,092 students
  53. 53
    59
    Beech Hill Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 441 students
  54. 54
    58
    Grange First SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary– · 333 students
  55. 55
    58
    Kingston Park Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
  56. 56
    58
    Thomas Walling Primary AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
  57. 57
    58
    Westmoor Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 343 students
  58. 58
    57
    Stamfordham Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 84 students
  59. 59
    55
    Stocksfield Avenue Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 441 students
  60. 60
    55
    Shiremoor Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 319 students

More ranked schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Ranked 61 to 128 by Success Index (England).

  1. 61.St Cuthbert's High School53.8
  2. 62.George Stephenson High School53.6
  3. 63.Westerhope Primary School53.2
  4. 64.St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close52.5
  5. 65.St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton51.0
  6. 66.Walbottle Village Primary School50.4
  7. 67.Cheviot Primary School50.1
  8. 68.St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School49.3
  9. 69.St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School48.5
  10. 70.Walbottle Academy48.2
  11. 71.Walkergate Community School47.5
  12. 72.Chillingham Road Primary School47.2
  13. 73.Hawthorn Primary School45.7
  14. 74.St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope45.0
  15. 75.St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell44.1
  16. 76.Waverley Primary School44.1
  17. 77.Bridgewater Primary School43.7
  18. 78.Hazlewood Community Primary School42.8
  19. 79.Atkinson Road Primary Academy42.2
  20. 80.St Paul's CofE Primary School41.0
  21. 81.Byker Primary School40.7
  22. 82.Simonside Primary School40.7
  23. 83.North Gosforth Academy40.1
  24. 84.Amberley Primary School39.9
  25. 85.Christ Church CofE Primary School39.2
  26. 86.Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School38.8
  27. 87.North Fawdon Primary School36.1
  28. 88.Welbeck Academy35.7
  29. 89.Kenton Bar Primary School34.3
  30. 90.Longbenton High School33.4
  31. 91.Wyndham Primary School33.0
  32. 92.Forest Hall Primary School32.6
  33. 93.Balliol Primary School32.2
  34. 94.St Johns Primary School31.7
  35. 95.West Newcastle Academy31.7
  36. 96.Wingrove Primary School31.6
  37. 97.Washingwell Community Primary School31.3
  38. 98.Greenfields Community Primary School31.0
  39. 99.English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham30.1
  40. 100.The Newcastle School29.7
  41. 101.St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle28.9
  42. 102.Regent Farm First School28.0
  43. 103.West Denton Primary School27.9
  44. 104.Hotspur Primary School26.6
  45. 105.Chopwell Primary School24.3
  46. 106.Westgate Hill Primary Academy24.3
  47. 107.Dame Allan's Schools23.7
  48. 108.North East Futures UTC22.0
  49. 109.Kenton School21.8
  50. 110.Central Walker Church of England Primary School21.3
  51. 111.Royal Grammar School20.3
  52. 112.West Walker Primary School19.3
  53. 113.Mountfield Primary School18.8
  54. 114.Canning Street Primary School17.2
  55. 115.Swalwell Primary School16.9
  56. 116.Moorside Primary School16.4
  57. 117.Ivy Road Primary School16.3
  58. 118.Excelsior Academy14.6
  59. 119.St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)14.3
  60. 120.Lemington Riverside Primary School14.0
  61. 121.St Catherine's Catholic Primary School12.0
  62. 122.Walker Riverside Academy11.8
  63. 123.Benfield School10.9
  64. 124.St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker10.3
  65. 125.Studio West9.9
  66. 126.Broadwood Primary School7.5
  67. 127.Grasmere Academy6.1
  68. 128.Callerton Academy4.0

Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Pupils on roll, or a school type that is not scored.

58.6

Otterburn Primary School

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11

46 students

–

Bahr Academy

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Independent secondary · Ages 11–16

29 students

–

Liberty School

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Independent primary · Ages 4–11

–

Newcastle Preparatory School

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Independent primary · Ages 3–11

241 students

–

Trinity Solutions Academy

Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19

0 students

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne?

South Gosforth First School is the highest-ranked school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with a Success Index (England) of 96.3 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England).

How many schools are in Newcastle-upon-Tyne?

Newcastle-upon-Tyne has 133 schools (106 primary, 21 secondary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form) educating 56,821 students in 2025.

What is the typical Pupils on roll in Newcastle-upon-Tyne?

The median Pupils on roll across schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is 314. Number of pupils in the latest school census.