Best Secondary Schools in Gateshead

We checked all 8 secondary schools in Gateshead and list every one: 5 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
8
Ranked
5
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Gateshead. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Gateshead also has 39 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Gateshead.

Ranked secondary schools in Gateshead

  1. 1

    Emmanuel College

    Other, 1,564 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    60.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    74.3%

  2. 2

    Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

    Academy, 1,505 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.4%

  3. 3

    Kingsmeadow Community School

    Local authority maintained, 868 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    42.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.4%

  4. 4

    Grace College

    Academy, 1,125 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    42.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41%

  5. 5

    Heworth Grange School

    Academy, 910 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.2%

Secondary schools in Gateshead without a rank