Best Secondary Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

We checked all 22 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne and list every one: 16 ranked, then 6 without a rank.

Schools checked: 22
Ranked: 16
Without a rank: 6

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 Newcastle upon Tyne. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Newcastle upon Tyne also has 109 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ranked secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

Rank 1
St Mary's Catholic School
Academy, 1,462 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.9%
Rank 2
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Academy, 1,424 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
52.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.6%
Rank 3
Gosforth Academy
Academy, 1,925 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
54.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
63.3%
Rank 4
Whickham School
Academy, 1,690 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
53.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
60%
Rank 5
Jesmond Park Academy
Academy, 2,092 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.1%
Rank 6
St Cuthbert's High School
Academy, 1,224 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 7
Walbottle Academy
Academy, 1,722 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.7%
Rank 8
George Stephenson High School
Local authority maintained, 1,233 pupils, inspected November 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
42%
Rank 9
North Gosforth Academy
Academy, 576 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
43.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.2%
Rank 10
Longbenton High School
Local authority maintained, 995 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.3%
Rank 11
North East Futures UTC
Free school, 314 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
35.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.6%
Rank 12
Kenton School
Academy, 1,589 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
38.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.3%
Rank 13
Walker Riverside Academy
Academy, 1,101 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
35.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
21.9%
Rank 14
Benfield School
Academy, 819 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
33.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
24%
Rank 15
Studio West
Free school, 496 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
30.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.2%
Rank 16
Excelsior Academy
Academy, 1,339 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
33.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.4%

Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne without a rank

Bahr Academy
Independent, Selective, 29 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Callerton Academy
Free school, 684 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
Dame Allan's Schools
Independent, 1,240 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
31.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Royal Grammar School
Independent, 1,332 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
10.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The Newcastle School
Independent, Selective, 298 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
43.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Westfield School
Independent, 170 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.6%