Most sought-after schools in Gateshead

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	XP Gateshead Felling, secondary	1.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Gateshead, secondary	1.41	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Gateshead, primary	1.23	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell Gateshead, primary	1.20	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Crookhill Community Primary School Ryton, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne, secondary	1.08	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Bill Quay Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Kells Lane Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Whickham School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, secondary	1.04	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Rowlands Gill Community Primary School Rowlands Gill, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Birtley East Community Primary School Birtley, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Brandling Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Dunston Hill Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Fell Dyke Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Fellside Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Front Street Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Highfield Community Primary School Rowlands Gill, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Larkspur Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Lingey House Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Lobley Hill Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Portobello Primary School Chester le Street, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Ryton, primary	1.00	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Chester le Street, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Swalwell Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Washingwell Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	White Mere Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Windy Nook Primary School Gateshead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Parkhead Community Primary School Blaydon-on-Tyne, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Chester le Street, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Clover Hill Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Glynwood Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Wardley Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.97	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
41	West Lane Primary School Blaydon-on-Tyne, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Caedmon Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Carr Hill Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Emmaville Primary School Ryton, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Chester le Street, secondary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46	Ryton Community Infant School Ryton, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Blaydon West Primary School Blaydon-on-Tyne, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	Chopwell Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Falla Park Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Harlow Green Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw Gateshead, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Gateshead, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Gateshead, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Bede Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	Brighton Avenue Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Greenside Primary School Ryton, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Oakfield Infant School Gateshead, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	The Drive Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Riverside Primary Academy Gateshead, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	South Street Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	High Spen Primary School Rowlands Gill, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
64	Barley Mow Primary School Chester le Street, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
65	Roman Road Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Thorp Academy Ryton, secondary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
67	Kingsmeadow Community School Gateshead, secondary	0.78	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
68	Kelvin Grove Community Primary School Gateshead, primary	0.75	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
69	Heworth Grange School Gateshead, secondary	0.73	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
70	Grace College Gateshead, secondary	0.66	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 70 schools in Gateshead have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Gateshead · How we compare schools.