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Boys' schools in the North East

All 5 boys' schools in the North East.

5 schools in North East

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  1. St Aidan's Catholic Academy

    Sunderland, SR2 7HJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the North East boys schools average, low absence.

    176 first choices, 179 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    North East boys schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12North East boys schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,057
    View school St Aidan's Catholic Academy
  2. St Cuthbert's High School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the North East boys schools average.

    210 first choices, 220 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    North East boys schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 15North East boys schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,224
    View school St Cuthbert's High School
  3. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School

    Gateshead, NE8 1HG · Independent · Secondary · Ages 10 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Jewish
    • Boys

    Independent school. Results well below the North East boys schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 2

    North East boys schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –North East boys schools about 14
    Pupils
    152
    View school Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
  4. Keser Torah Boys' School

    Gateshead, NE8 4EA · Independent · Primary · Ages 5 to 11 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Boys

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –North East boys schools about 14
    Pupils
    103
    View school Keser Torah Boys' School
  5. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School

    Gateshead, NE9 5UR · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Jewish
    • Boys
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –North East boys schools about 14
    Pupils
    475
    View school The Gateshead Cheder Primary School
The big picture

How the North East's boys' 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.

the North East 50.1England 46.2Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: 20.7St Cuthbert's High School: 46.9St Aidan's Catholic Academy: 53.6020406080
Boys' schools in the North East

Ofsted grades in the North East

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 1 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 3 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in the North East

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 5 boys' schools in the North East have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. 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

Boys' schools in the North East, explained

There are 5 boys' schools in the North East, teaching 3,011 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them are 3 independent schools.

25% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in North East boys schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 50.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

32.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,290 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 20.9% 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 boys schools are in the North East?
There are 5 boys schools in the North East, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boys schools in the North East?
The highest-ranked boys schools in the North East on Eduscope are St Aidan's Catholic Academy and St Cuthbert's High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are boys schools in the North East 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 the North East boys schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boys schools in the North East is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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