# Alternatives to Whickham School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Whickham School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Whickham School, for comparison

1.04 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead](/school/108410/kingsmeadow-community-school) | 1.4 mi north-east | 0.78 | 2026 | Expected standard | yes | not recorded |
| [St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, Blaydon-on-Tyne](/school/137851/st-thomas-more-catholic-school-blaydon) | 2.1 mi north-west | 1.08 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Cuthbert's High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/school/137900/st-cuthbert-s-high-school) | 2.7 mi north | 0.95 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/school/137708/sacred-heart-catholic-high-school) | 3.1 mi north | 1.43 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Grace College, Gateshead](/school/147178/grace-college) | 3.2 mi east | 0.66 | 2026 | Needs attention | yes | not recorded |
| [Studio West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/school/140965/studio-west) | 3.7 mi north | 0.59 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/137360/whickham-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/137360/whickham-school