Most sought-after schools in South 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	Valley View Primary School Jarrow, primary	1.70	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Jarrow School Jarrow, secondary	1.36	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Whitburn Church of England Academy Sunderland, secondary	1.20	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Cleadon Church of England Academy Sunderland, primary	1.17	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Mortimer Community College South Shields, secondary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields, primary	1.10	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Harton Academy South Shields, secondary	1.09	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Hebburn, primary	1.07	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	St Joseph's Catholic Academy Hebburn, secondary	1.06	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Laygate Community School South Shields, primary	1.04	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields, primary	1.04	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Whitburn Village Primary School Sunderland, primary	1.04	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Jarrow, primary	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Ashley Academy South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Biddick Hall Infants' School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	East Boldon Infants' School East Boldon, primary	1.00	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
17	Hadrian Primary School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Hebburn Lakes Primary School Hebburn, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Hedworthfield Primary School Jarrow, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Lord Blyton Primary School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22	Monkton Infants' School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Ridgeway Primary Academy South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	Sea View Primary School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School Hebburn, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Stanhope Primary School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Westoe Crown Primary School South Shields, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	Harton Primary School South Shields, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	West Boldon Primary School Boldon, primary	0.97	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	Mortimer Primary School South Shields, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Toner Avenue Primary School Hebburn, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Dunn Street Primary School Jarrow, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	Hedworth Lane Primary School Boldon Colliery, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Marsden Primary School Sunderland, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Marine Park Primary School South Shields, primary	0.94	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
40	St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn HEBBURN, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Simonside Primary School Jarrow, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Jarrow, primary	0.82	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Bede Burn Primary School Jarrow, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Hebburn Comprehensive School Hebburn, secondary	0.79	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46	Boldon School Boldon Colliery, secondary	0.77	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	St Wilfrid's RC College South Shields, secondary	0.70	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 47 schools in South Tyneside have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in South Tyneside · How we compare schools.