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Best Secondary Schools in North East

145 secondary schools found

Key Facts

  • There are 145 secondary schools in North East, accounting for 7.2% of the national total, with 146,156 pupils on roll.
  • North East secondary schools have a higher proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 35.1%, and 8.4% of pupils have English as an additional language.
  • The pupil-teacher ratio in North East secondary schools is 16.96, with spending per pupil at £8,094, compared to the national average of £7,460, and 14.8% of pupils have special educational needs.
  • Ofsted inspections show 81.3% of North East secondary schools are Good or Outstanding, with 18 Outstanding and 82 Good out of 123 inspected, but Progress 8 scores show -0.17, and 44.2% achieve grade 5+ in English & maths.
CC

Churchill Community College

Wallsend, NE28 7TN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

XP Gateshead logo

XP Gateshead

Felling, NE10 9UZ

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils245
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead logo

Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

Ofsted

Outstanding

Gateshead, NE9 6RZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.71
Attainment 854.4
Eng+Maths85%
Pupils1,505
The Academy at Shotton Hall logo

The Academy at Shotton Hall

Ofsted

Outstanding

Peterlee, SR8 1AU

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.58
Attainment 851.7
Eng+Maths76%
Pupils1,164
OA

Outwood Academy Riverside

Ofsted

Good

Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils690
St Mary's Catholic School logo

St Mary's Catholic School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.56
Attainment 855.9
Eng+Maths82%
Pupils1,462
WB

Whitley Bay High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS

State · Secondary · Ages 13–18

Progress 8+0.31
Attainment 856.3
Eng+Maths85%
Pupils1,797
Egglescliffe School logo

Egglescliffe School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Stockton-On-Tees, TS16 0LA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.06
Attainment 854.7
Eng+Maths80%
Pupils1,511
Callerton Academy logo

Callerton Academy

Ofsted

Good

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils684
John Spence Community High School logo

John Spence Community High School

North Shields, NE29 9PU

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils872
Ponteland High School logo

Ponteland High School

Ofsted

Good

Ponteland, NE20 9EG

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.13
Attainment 856.1
Eng+Maths82%
Pupils1,543
FA

Freebrough Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Saltburn-By-The-Sea, TS12 2SJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.28
Attainment 847.3
Eng+Maths78%
Pupils821
TG

The Grangefield Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Stockton-On-Tees, TS18 4LE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.08
Attainment 845.3
Eng+Maths70%
Pupils1,013
Ashington Academy logo

Ashington Academy

Ofsted

Good

Ashington, NE63 8DH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.46
Attainment 848.8
Eng+Maths75%
Pupils966
Tanfield School logo

Tanfield School

Stanley, DH9 8AY

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.83
Attainment 850.9
Eng+Maths71%
Pupils702
DH

Dyke House Sports and Technology College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.04
Attainment 844.7
Eng+Maths68%
Pupils1,294
PA

Parkside Academy

Ofsted

Good

Crook, DL15 0QF

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.01
Attainment 842.6
Eng+Maths59%
Pupils881
QE

Queen Elizabeth High School

Ofsted

Good

Hexham, NE46 3JB

Academy · Secondary · Ages 13–18

Progress 8+0.27
Attainment 854.3
Eng+Maths81%
Pupils1,304
St Cuthbert's High School logo

St Cuthbert's High School

Ofsted

Good

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Boys

Progress 8+0.00
Attainment 846.9
Eng+Maths66%
Pupils1,224
BB

Bishop Barrington Academy

Ofsted

Good

Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.27
Attainment 841.8
Eng+Maths48%
Pupils602
Gosforth Academy logo

Gosforth Academy

Ofsted

Good

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 13–18

Progress 8+0.64
Attainment 856.5
Eng+Maths82%
Pupils1,925
Rye Hills Academy logo

Rye Hills Academy

Ofsted

Good

Redcar, TS10 2HN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.06
Attainment 849.7
Eng+Maths77%
Pupils789
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy logo

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

Ofsted

Good

Sunderland, SR2 7JN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.09
Attainment 854.2
Eng+Maths84%
Pupils1,297
DA

Dene Academy

Ofsted

Good

Peterlee, SR8 5RL

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.33
Attainment 840.2
Eng+Maths56%
Pupils641

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 173 secondary schools in North East, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

MetricNorth EastEngland
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)81%90%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8-0.17+0.00
Attainment 845.746.1
AttendancePersistent Absence29%20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio17.0:118.1:1
Spending per Pupil£8,094£7,460

About This Data

  • •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
  • •Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
  • •Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.
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