United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan district · North East, England · population ~307k · 100 state-funded schools
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How Newcastle upon Tyne ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,000/yr
Very low
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£208,921
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,206/mo
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,542/yr
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
109.2/1k
Highest
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
29.8
Most deprived
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Schools
93.8%
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
100 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
91 of 97 (93.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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100 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 100 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesmond Park Academy | Secondary | 2,083 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gosforth Academy | Secondary | 1,927 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walbottle Academy | Secondary | 1,725 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kenton School | Secondary | 1,713 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,459 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Excelsior Academy | Secondary | 1,439 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sacred Heart Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,392 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Cuthbert's High School | Secondary | 1,211 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walker Riverside Academy | Secondary | 1,123 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Benfield School | Secondary | 920 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westgate Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 801 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gosforth Junior High Academy | Secondary | 713 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walkergate Community School | Primary | 647 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ravenswood Primary School | Primary | 613 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Jesmond Primary School | Primary | 603 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gosforth Central Middle School | Secondary | 601 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gosforth East Middle School | Secondary | 556 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Studio West | Secondary | 546 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Callerton Academy | Secondary | 479 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Welbeck Academy | Primary | 472 | Requires Improvement2023 | OfstedWebsite |
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