Schools in North Tyneside
82 schools across 9 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 34 of 82 schools here that have a published grade.
North Tyneside has 82 schools across 9 towns — 54 primary, 10 secondary, educating around 30,165 pupils. 82% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (28 of 34). There are currently 8 open teaching jobs in North Tyneside. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across North Tyneside.
North Tynesidelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in North Tyneside
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in North Tyneside
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Marden High School55.1Attainment 8
- 2Whitley Bay High School54.2Attainment 8
- 3St Thomas More Catholic High School49.6Attainment 8
- 4George Stephenson High School48.0Attainment 8
- 5Burnside College44.2Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in North Tyneside
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Cramlington
Killingworth
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
North Shields
North Tyneside
Wallsend
WALLSEND
Whitley Bay
Outstanding Schools in North Tyneside
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Bailey Green Primary School
Killingworth, North Tyneside· NE12 6QL
458 pupils
KS2: 74% met expected standard
Benton Dene Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside· NE12 8FD
474 pupils
KS2: 79% met expected standard
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
New York Primary School
North Shields, North Tyneside· NE29 8DP
397 pupils
KS2: 79% met expected standard
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, North Tyneside· NE25 9AS
1,762 pupils
Attainment 8: 54.2
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust