Best Secondary Schools in North Tyneside

We checked all 13 secondary schools in North Tyneside and list every one: 11 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
13
Ranked
11
Without a rank
2

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 across North Tyneside, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

North Tyneside also has 59 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in North Tyneside.

Ranked secondary schools in North Tyneside

  1. 1

    Whitley Bay High School

    Whitley Bay, Local authority maintained, 1,797 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    54.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.8%

  2. 2

    Kings Priory School

    North Shields, Academy, 1,549 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    57.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    74.2%

  3. 3

    Marden High School

    North Shields, Local authority maintained, 1,014 pupils, inspected December 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    55.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59.8%

  4. 4

    St Thomas More Catholic High School

    North Shields, Academy, 1,660 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.1%

  5. 5

    George Stephenson High School

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Local authority maintained, 1,233 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42%

  6. 6

    North Gosforth Academy

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Academy, 576 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    43.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.2%

  7. 7

    Burnside College

    Wallsend, Local authority maintained, 995 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.5%

  8. 8

    Longbenton High School

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Local authority maintained, 995 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.3%

  9. 9

    Norham High School

    North Shields, Local authority maintained, 498 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.1%

  10. 10

    Monkseaton High School

    Whitley Bay, Local authority maintained, 155 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    41.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.6%

  11. 11

    John Spence Community High School

    North Shields, Academy, 872 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    41.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.6%

Secondary schools in North Tyneside without a rank