1
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay • Tyne and Wear • NE25 9AS
1
24 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in North Tyneside
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the local authority of North Tyneside. 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
11
Outstanding
1
Good
7
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 70% · RI: 10% · I: 10%
2
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 8LF
2
10 Jul 2023
3
Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE12 8ER
2
21 Sep 2022
4
Norham High School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 7BU
2
18 May 2022
5
Burnside College
Wallsend • Tyne and Wear • NE28 7LQ
2
10 Feb 2020
6
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE12 6SA
2
19 Dec 2019
7
Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay • Tyne and Wear • NE25 9EQ
2
15 Jul 2019
8
Marden High School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE30 3RZ
2
29 Jan 2014
9
John Spence Community High School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 9PU
3
12 Jul 2023
10
Churchill Community College
Wallsend • Tyne and Wear • NE28 7TN
4
26 Mar 2024
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
Also highly rated nearby
- North Gosforth Academy Not judged • Jan 2025