Schools in Gateshead
84 state-funded schools, 28,792 pupils. 96.3% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 12 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Gateshead?
Gateshead has 84 state-funded schools teaching 28,792 pupils. 66 primary, 10 secondary, 6 special.
What percentage of schools in Gateshead are Good or Outstanding?
96.3% of the 82 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Gateshead are rated Good or Outstanding: 12 Outstanding and 67 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Gateshead are rated Outstanding?
12 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Gateshead: Emmanuel College, Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead, Front Street Community Primary School, Brighton Avenue Primary School, St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead, and 6 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Emmanuel CollegeSecondary1,543Outstanding 2024
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadSecondary1,496Outstanding 2024
- Front Street Community Primary SchoolPrimary414Outstanding 2023
- Brighton Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary410Outstanding 2025
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, BlaydonPrimary241Outstanding 2024
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadPrimary221Outstanding 2023
- Gibside SchoolSpecial211Outstanding 2022
- Greenside Primary SchoolPrimary174Outstanding 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, BirtleyPrimary97Outstanding 2025
- Bensham Grove Nursery SchoolNursery87Outstanding 2023
- Dryden SchoolSpecial71Outstanding 2015
- Eslington Primary SchoolSpecial69Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 66 | 65 | 98.5% |
| Secondary | 10 | 9 | 77.8% |
| Special | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Gateshead
Showing 20 of 84 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whickham School | Secondary | 1,721 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Emmanuel College | Secondary | 1,543 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | Secondary | 1,496 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thorp Academy | Secondary | 1,496 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | Secondary | 1,400 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy | Secondary | 1,293 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Grace College | Secondary | 1,146 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heworth Grange School | Secondary | 993 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsmeadow Community School | Secondary | 911 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Emmaville Primary School | Primary | 460 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lingey House Primary School | Primary | 453 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kells Lane Primary School | Primary | 451 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Glynwood Community Primary School | Primary | 429 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Front Street Community Primary School | Primary | 414 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brighton Avenue Primary School | Primary | 410 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harlow Green Community Primary School | Primary | 384 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School | Primary | 382 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School | Primary | 373 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dunston Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 368 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Windy Nook Primary School | Primary | 348 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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