The best schools in Tyne and Wear

There are 404 schools in Tyne and Wear listed on FindGreatSchools: 314 primary, 59 secondary, 12 independent and 19 special. Each listing links to a full profile with Ofsted information, results and demographics where published.

Under our composite score, West Jesmond Primary School is the highest-ranked primary school and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is the highest-ranked secondary school in Tyne and Wear. The score blends Ofsted inspection, attainment, progress and engagement into one A to F grade, weighted by data completeness. Independent and special schools are listed by Ofsted rating rather than scored.

Because they are measured on different things: primary schools on Key Stage 2 SATs, secondary schools on GCSE results and Progress 8. A grade A primary and a grade A secondary are not the same measurement, so we never rank them against each other. Each phase has its own full ranking for Tyne and Wear, linked from its section above.