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

• Offered their first choice 96.9%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.4% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.0%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 1,375

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

• Offered their first choice 89.2%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 89.5% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 96.9%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 1,548

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

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.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in South Tyneside by first preferences per place
• Schools in NE31 (7)
• Schools in NE32 (12)
• Schools in NE33 (8)
• Schools in NE34 (14)
• Schools in SR6 (10)
• What data we hold