Schools in South Tyneside
62 state-funded schools, 23,053 pupils. 95.1% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 10 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
1 school has 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 South Tyneside?
South Tyneside has 62 state-funded schools teaching 23,053 pupils. 45 primary, 8 secondary, 4 nursery.
What percentage of schools in South Tyneside are Good or Outstanding?
95.1% of the 61 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in South Tyneside are rated Good or Outstanding: 10 Outstanding and 48 Good. 3 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in South Tyneside are rated Outstanding?
10 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in South Tyneside: St Wilfrid's RC College, St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields, St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn, Epinay Business and Enterprise School, Marine Park Primary School, and 4 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- St Wilfrid's RC CollegeSecondary1,338Outstanding 2024
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademyPrimary242Outstanding 2022
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsPrimary237Outstanding 2024
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, HebburnPrimary225Outstanding 2019
- Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolSpecial224Outstanding 2023
- Marine Park Primary SchoolPrimary194Outstanding 2023
- Boldon Nursery SchoolNursery105Outstanding 2024
- Clervaux Nursery SchoolNursery84Outstanding 2023
- Helen Gibson Nursery SchoolNursery84Outstanding 2022
- The Sue Hedley Nursery SchoolNursery75Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 45 | 45 | 97.8% |
| Secondary | 8 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Nursery | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in South Tyneside
Showing 20 of 62 schools.
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Harton Academy | Secondary | 1,672 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1,357 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Wilfrid's RC College | Secondary | 1,338 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitburn Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1,205 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mortimer Community College | Secondary | 1,111 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Boldon School | Secondary | 1,064 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hebburn Comprehensive School | Secondary | 908 | Requires Improvement2023 | OfstedWebsite | |
Jarrow School | Secondary | 836 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harton Primary School | Primary | 670 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westoe Crown Primary School | Primary | 639 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mortimer Primary School | Primary | 603 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Toner Avenue Primary School | Primary | 492 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cleadon Church of England Academy | Primary | 471 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hebburn Lakes Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | 461 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashley Academy | Primary | 406 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sea View Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | Primary | 293 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hedworth Lane Primary School | Primary | 288 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 275 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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