Most sought-after schools in North Tyneside

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	Norham High School North Shields, secondary	1.78	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Kings Priory School North Shields, all through	1.63	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Bailey Green Primary School Killingworth, primary	1.31	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Marden High School North Shields, secondary	1.31	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Richardson Dees Primary School Wallsend, primary	1.28	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Benton Dene Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.27	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.27	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	New York Primary School North Shields, primary	1.24	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Backworth Park Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.20	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
10	South Wellfield First School Whitley Bay, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Battle Hill Primary School Wallsend, primary	1.09	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields North Shields, primary	1.07	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Burnside College Wallsend, secondary	1.06	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Langley First School Whitley Bay, primary	1.06	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Greenfields Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.05	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Holystone Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.05	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Wallsend, primary	1.05	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Stephenson Memorial Primary School Wallsend, primary	1.05	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Whitley Lodge First School Whitley Bay, primary	1.05	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
20	Percy Main Primary School North Shields, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Rockcliffe First School Whitley Bay, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	1.03	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Christ Church CofE Primary School North Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Denbigh Community Primary School WALLSEND, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Hadrian Park Primary School Wallsend, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	King Edward Primary School North Tyneside, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Monkhouse Primary School North Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Redesdale Primary School Wallsend, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Riverside Primary School North Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Wallsend, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields North Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Cullercoats Primary School North Shields, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Marine Park First School Whitley Bay, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Wallsend, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Preston Grange Primary School North Shields, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Coquet Park First School Whitley Bay, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Waterville Primary School North Shields, primary	0.96	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Appletree Gardens First School Whitley Bay, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Fordley Primary School Cramlington, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	St Thomas More Catholic High School North Shields, secondary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Western Community Primary School Wallsend, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Spring Gardens Primary School North Shields, primary	0.94	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.94	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats North Shields, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Whitley Bay, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Forest Hall Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.91	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
47	Hazlewood Community Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Longbenton High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, secondary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	North Gosforth Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne, secondary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wallsend, primary	0.91	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Wallsend, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Amberley Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
53	Balliol Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.87	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
54	Collingwood Primary School North Shields, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	Southridge First School Whitley Bay, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Westmoor Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.85	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Burradon Community Primary School Cramlington, primary	0.79	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
58	George Stephenson High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, secondary	0.77	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
59	Shiremoor Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, primary	0.74	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Whitehouse Primary School North Shields, primary	0.67	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	John Spence Community High School North Shields, secondary	0.63	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 61 schools in North Tyneside have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in North Tyneside · How we compare schools.