1
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead • Tyne and Wear • NE9 6RZ
1
8 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Tyne and Wear
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Tyne and Wear. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
48
Outstanding
4
Good
32
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 74% · RI: 14% · I: 2%
2
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay • Tyne and Wear • NE25 9AS
1
24 Jun 2024
3
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE7 7PE
1
19 Oct 2023
4
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 0QA
1
4 Nov 2018
5
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland • Tyne and Wear • SR2 7NA
2
19 Jun 2024
6
Harton Academy
South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 6DL
2
20 Mar 2024
7
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE15 7PX
2
17 Mar 2024
8
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland • Tyne and Wear • SR5 3DX
2
13 Sep 2023
9
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 8LF
2
10 Jul 2023
10
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE21 4BQ
2
26 Apr 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 2 • Mar 2023
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy 2 • Nov 2022
- Gosforth Academy 2 • Sep 2022
- Longbenton High School 2 • Sep 2022
- Jarrow School 2 • Sep 2022
- Jesmond Park Academy 2 • Jul 2022
- Norham High School 2 • May 2022
- Kepier 2 • May 2022
- Biddick Academy 2 • Feb 2022