Councils · England · North Tyneside
Schools in North Tyneside, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 56 primary, 12 secondary — with North Tyneside’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on North Tyneside’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on North Tyneside’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN NORTH TYNESIDE
Find your shortlist.
All 82state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 56
Amberley Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Appletree Gardens First School
Foundation school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Backworth Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Bailey Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · Killingworth
Ofsted · Outstanding
Balliol Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Inadequate
Battle Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Benton Dene Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Burradon Community Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Cramlington
Ofsted · Good
Carville Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Inadequate
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Collingwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Coquet Park First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cullercoats Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Denbigh Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · WALLSEND
Ofsted · Outstanding
Fordley Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Cramlington
Ofsted · Not judged
Forest Hall Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Grasmere Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Greenfields Community Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 1-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Hadrian Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Hazlewood Community Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Holystone Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Ivy Road Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Inadequate
King Edward Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Tyneside
Ofsted · Good
Kings Priory School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Langley First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Marine Park First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Monkhouse Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
New York Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Outstanding
Percy Main Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Preston Grange Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Redesdale Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Richardson Dees Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rockcliffe First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Shiremoor Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
South Wellfield First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Not judged
Southridge First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Spring Gardens Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Not judged yet
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Stephenson Memorial Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Waterville Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Western Community Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Westmoor Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Whitehouse Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Inadequate
Whitley Lodge First School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 12
Burnside College
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Churchill Community College
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Inadequate
George Stephenson High School
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
John Spence Community High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Kings Priory School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Longbenton High School
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Marden High School
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Monkseaton High School
Foundation school · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Norham High School
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
North Gosforth Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Whitley Bay High School
Foundation school · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 15
Beacon Hill School
Foundation special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · North Tyneside
Ofsted · Good
Benton Dene School
Foundation special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Benton House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-14 · Mixed · Benton
Not judged yet
Brenkley School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Hopespring Newcastle
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Marden Bridge Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Monkseaton Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Parkside House School
Other independent special school · Ages 10-19 · Mixed · North Tyneside
Ofsted · Good
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Percy Hedley School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Silverdale School
Foundation special school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Wallsend
Ofsted · Good
Southlands School
Foundation special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · North Shields
Ofsted · Good
Valley Gardens Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Not judged
Wellfield Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
Woodlawn School
Foundation special school · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Whitley Bay
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through North Tyneside.
If you live in North Tyneside, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some North Tyneside secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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