Schools in South Tyneside

49 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 South Tyneside

Primary

For September 2026, 96.9% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,822 places for 1,375 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

For September 2026, 89.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 89.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,804 places for 1,548 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 South Tyneside lodged 156 appeals about a school place.

130 of them were heard by a panel and 27 succeeded, which is about 21 in every 100 heard.

The other 26 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

7 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

SchoolPhaseWhat it runs
Fellgate Primary School
Jarrow
primary Resourced provision
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
Hebburn
primary Resourced provision
Hedworthfield Primary School
Jarrow
primary SEN unit
Lord Blyton Primary School
South Shields
primary Resourced provision
West Boldon Primary School
Boldon
primary Resourced provision
Harton Academy
South Shields
secondary Resourced provision
Jarrow School
Jarrow
secondary SEN unit and resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for 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. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Ashley Academy
South Shields
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bede Burn Primary School
Jarrow
0.79 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Biddick Hall Infants' School
South Shields
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Cleadon Church of England Academy
Sunderland
1.17 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Dunn Street Primary School
Jarrow
0.95 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
East Boldon Infants' School
East Boldon
1.00 - Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Fellgate Primary School
Jarrow
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Forest View Primary
South Shields
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hadrian Primary School
South Shields
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harton Primary School
South Shields
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
Hebburn
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hedworth Lane Primary School
Boldon Colliery
0.95 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hedworthfield Primary School
Jarrow
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
South Shields
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School
Jarrow
0.82 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Laygate Community School
South Shields
1.04 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lord Blyton Primary School
South Shields
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Marine Park Primary School
South Shields
0.94 - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Marsden Primary School
Sunderland
0.95 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Monkton Infants' School
South Shields
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mortimer Primary School
South Shields
0.96 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ridgeway Primary Academy
South Shields
1.00 - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
South Shields
1.04 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sea View Primary School
South Shields
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Simonside Primary School
Jarrow
0.84 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
Hebburn
1.07 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Jarrow
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
South Shields
1.10 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
South Shields
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn
HEBBURN
0.93 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Jarrow
0.96 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Jarrow
1.03 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
Jarrow
0.93 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
South Shields
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
Hebburn
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stanhope Primary School
South Shields
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Toner Avenue Primary School
Hebburn
0.96 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Valley View Primary School
Jarrow
1.70 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
West Boldon Primary School
Boldon
0.97 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Westoe Crown Primary School
South Shields
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Whitburn Village Primary School
Sunderland
1.04 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Secondary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery
0.77 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harton Academy
South Shields
1.09 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn
0.79 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Jarrow School
Jarrow
1.36 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mortimer Community College
South Shields
1.13 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn
1.06 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields
0.70 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland
1.20 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere