Schools in Gateshead

73 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Gateshead

Primary

Offered their first choice 98.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 93.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,785
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 98.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 93.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,494 places for 1,785 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 87.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 82.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,850
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 87.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 82.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,288 places for 1,850 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Gateshead lodged 118 appeals about a school place.

89 of them were heard by a panel and 17 succeeded, which is about 19 in every 100 heard.

The other 29 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Gateshead	1.41	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Grace College Gateshead	0.66	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Heworth Grange School Gateshead	0.73	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kingsmeadow Community School Gateshead	0.78	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Chester le Street	0.96	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne	1.08	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thorp Academy Ryton	0.85	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Whickham School Newcastle-upon-Tyne	1.04	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
XP Gateshead Felling	1.90	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Gateshead by first preferences per place
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