Gateshead
Schools by level
Elementary 66 · High school 10 · Other / combined 8
At a glance
- Students
- 28,546 (2026)
- Schools
- 84
Official rating
Ofsted latest inspections (as at 2026-09-30)
- 84 state schools
- 7 with a report card (from Nov 2025)
- Single-word overall grade (inspections up to July 2024): Outstanding 3 · Good 28 · Requires improvement 1
- 13 inspected without an overall grade (from Sept 2024)
Ofsted data as published (as at 2026-09-30). Single-word overall grades (Outstanding, Good …) exist only for inspections up to July 2024; from September 2024 inspections gave no overall grade, and from November 2025 they produce area-by-area report cards. So no stars for England.
Ofsted management information (state-funded schools, latest inspections)Check the zoned school for an address
Each address is zoned to specific schools. Confirm with the district's official lookup tool or office before you sign a lease.
Schools (84)
Official campus ratings are shown with their year. Use the address lookup to confirm zoning.
Elementary 66
Barley Mow Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 155
School remains Good · 2024Bede Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 204
Standards maintained · 2024Bill Quay Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 252
Report card · 2026Birtley East Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 189
Standards maintained · 2024Blaydon West Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 166
School remains Good · 2022Brandling Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 217
Good · 2024Brighton Avenue Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 404
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Caedmon Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 231
Good · 2023Carr Hill Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 308
School remains Good · 2023Chopwell Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 226
Good · 2022Clover Hill Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 210
Good · 2022Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 230
Outstanding · 2023Crookhill Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 186
School remains Good · 2022Dunston Hill Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 362
School remains Good · 2022Emmaville Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 442
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Falla Park Community Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 222
Standards maintained · 2025Fell Dyke Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 286
Good · 2022Fellside Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 235
Good · 2022Front Street Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 413
School remains Outstanding · 2023Glynwood Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 423
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Greenside Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 172
Outstanding · 2024Harlow Green Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 375
Good · 2023High Spen Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 172
School remains Good · 2022Highfield Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 112
School remains Good · 2024Kells Lane Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 453
Good · 2022Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 309
Report card · 2026Kibblesworth Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 126
School remains Good · 2022Larkspur Community Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 154
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Lingey House Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 450
Good · 2024Lobley Hill Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 350
Standards maintained · 2024Oakfield Infant School
Grades Ages 4–7 · Gateshead · Students 128
Good · 2024Oakfield Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Gateshead · Students 215
Good · 2023Parkhead Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 320
Good · 2023Portobello Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 182
School remains Good · 2023Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 362
Good · 2024Riverside Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 302
Good · 2023Roman Road Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 210
Good · 2023Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 204
Good · 2023Ryton Community Infant School
Grades Ages 2–7 · Gateshead · Students 121
School remains Good · 2023Ryton Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Gateshead · Students 133
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 187
Good · 2024South Street Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 232
Good · 2024St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 189
Improved significantly · 2025St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 213
Good · 2022St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 171
School remains Good · 2024St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 162
School remains Good · 2023St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 320
School remains Good · 2024St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Grades Ages 5–7 · Gateshead · Students 68
Standards maintained · 2024St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
Grades Ages 7–11 · Gateshead · Students 105
Graded, no overall grade · 2025St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 226
Good · 2023St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 169
School remains Good · 2023St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 81
School remains Good · 2023St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 234
Graded, no overall grade · 2024St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 189
Standards maintained · 2025St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 191
Graded, no overall grade · 2024St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 213
Good · 2025St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 151
School remains Good · 2024St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 156
Standards maintained · 2025Swalwell Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 141
Good · 2023The Drive Community Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Gateshead · Students 213
Good · 2022Wardley Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 292
Report card · 2026Washingwell Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 181
Graded, no overall grade · 2024West Lane Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 305
Report card · 2026Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Gateshead · Students 210
Good · 2022White Mere Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 136
School remains Good · 2023Windy Nook Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 332
School remains Good · 2023
High school 10
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,505
Outstanding · 2024Emmanuel College
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,564
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Grace College
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,125
Report card · 2026Heworth Grange School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Gateshead · Students 910
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Kingsmeadow Community School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 868
Report card · 2026Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,334
Report card · 2025St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,401
Good · 2023Thorp Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,442
School remains Good · 2024Whickham School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 1,690
Graded, no overall grade · 2025XP Gateshead
Grades Ages 11–16 · Gateshead · Students 245
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Other / combined 8
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Grades Ages 0–5 · Gateshead · Students 199
School remains Outstanding · 2023Dryden School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Gateshead · Students 77
Standards maintained · 2025Eslington Primary School
Grades Ages 5–11 · Gateshead · Students 78
School remains Outstanding · 2022Furrowfield School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Gateshead · Students 101
School remains Good · 2022Gibside School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Gateshead · Students 211
School remains Outstanding · 2022Hill Top School
Grades Ages 11–19 · Gateshead · Students 127
School remains Good · 2024River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Grades Ages 8–16 · Gateshead · Students 98
Good · 2022The Cedars Academy
Grades Ages 3–19 · Gateshead · Students 293
School remains Good · 2023
Checklist before renting in this district
Check these before you sign a lease.
Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Department for Education (GOV.UK) (checked 2026-10-31)
Checked each school's admission criteria (distance, siblings, faith) in the council's booklet
Source:GOV.UK (checked 2026-10-31)
Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned
Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)
Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list
Source:Department for Education (GOV.UK) (checked 2026-10-31)
Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)
Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)
ESL / ELL support
Public schools support English learners as ESL/ELL (Canada), EAL/D (Australia) or ESOL (New Zealand). An English assessment at enrolment decides the support; ask the school or board about its programme.
Sources
- Ofsted management information: state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 20262026· Checked 2026-10-31
School and district lists come from the NCES Common Core of Data; ratings from each state education agency. Every number carries its year. No house prices, crime data or home-made rankings.
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