- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Newcastle upon Tyne average, low absence.
414 first choices, 225 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,462
Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
All 30 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Newcastle upon Tyne average.
322 first choices, 225 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 18Newcastle upon Tyne about 20
- Pupils
- 1,424
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school83%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 614
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Newcastle upon Tyne average, low absence.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,925
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school80%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 557
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school72%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 600
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Newcastle upon Tyne average, low absence.
378 first choices, 330 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 2,092
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the England average, low absence.
54 first choices, 47 offers made
Ready for secondary school71%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 695
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Newcastle upon Tyne average, low absence.
210 first choices, 220 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,224
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
305 first choices, 331 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,722
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
233 first choices, 240 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 684
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 314
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
153 first choices, 272 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,589
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
276 first choices, 219 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,101
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
Results well below the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
47 first choices, 159 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 819
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results below the England average.
171 first choices, 240 offers made
Ready for secondary school55%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 20Newcastle upon Tyne about 20
- Pupils
- 1,339
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Newcastle upon Tyne average, high absence.
53 first choices, 90 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Newcastle upon Tyne Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 496
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- –
- Pupils
- 73
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- About 27
- Pupils
- 214
Northern Counties School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3BB · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- About 29
- Pupils
- 89
Talbot House Children's Charity
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8HW · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- About 14
- Pupils
- 64
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- About 14
- Pupils
- 383
Bahr Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6LX · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Faith school
- Girls
- Grammar
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- –Newcastle upon Tyne about 20
- Pupils
- 29
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- –
- Pupils
- 37
- Secondary schools30including 5 special
- Typical GCSE grade43.8England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding91%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools7 of 303 Catholic, 2 Church of England
- With a nursery class8take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals45.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Newcastle upon Tyne's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
GCSE score (Attainment 8)
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Newcastle upon Tyne
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 19 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 11
- Good: 9 of 11
- Requires improvement: 1 of 11
- Inadequate: 0 of 11
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Newcastle upon Tyne
Some are faith schools.
7 of the 30 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, explained
There are 30 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, teaching 23,451 children. 2 are run by the council and 19 are academies or free schools. Among them are 5 special and 6 independent schools.
91% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Newcastle upon Tyne scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
45.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,191 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 26.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Newcastle upon Tyne?
There are 30 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic School, Sacred Heart Catholic High School and Great Park Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Newcastle upon Tyne has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 9 are rated Good, meaning 91% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Newcastle upon Tyne secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne?
When choosing a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 30 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.