Tyne and Wear GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
51 state secondary schools in Tyne and Wear ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 8 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 7 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 59 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Tyne and Wear ranked on Attainment 8
51 of 59 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 , up 1 place since 2025 | Kings Priory School North Shields · Academy sponsor led | 57.6 | 25% | 68% | 85% | – | 134 |
| 2= , up 2 places since 2025 | Gosforth Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 55.0 | 25% | 63% | 78% | – | 402 |
| 2= , up 1 place since 2025 | Marden High School North Shields · Foundation school | 55.0 | 22% | 66% | 81% | – | 179 |
| 4 , up 2 places since 2025 | Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Gateshead · Academy converter | 54.3 | 20% | 61% | 78% | – | 250 |
| 5 , down 4 places since 2025 | St Mary's Catholic School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 54.1 | 20% | 60% | 78% | – | 225 |
| 6 , down 1 place since 2025 | Whitley Bay High School Whitley Bay · Foundation school | 54.0 | 19% | 56% | 81% | – | 374 |
| 7 , up 6 places since 2025 | St Aidan's Catholic Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 53.6 | 20% | 59% | 79% | – | 174 |
| 8 , up 4 places since 2025 | Jesmond Park Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy sponsor led | 53.1 | 26% | 60% | 77% | – | 314 |
| 9 , up 1 place since 2025 | Hetton Academy Houghton le Spring · Academy converter | 52.2 | 24% | 60% | 80% | – | 122 |
| 10 , up 4 places since 2025 | St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 52.1 | 14% | 57% | 75% | – | 207 |
| 11 , down 2 places since 2025 | St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Blaydon-on-Tyne · Academy converter | 52.0 | 14% | 53% | 73% | – | 235 |
| 12 , down 4 places since 2025 | Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 51.8 | 15% | 55% | 73% | – | 226 |
| 13 , down 6 places since 2025 | Whickham School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 50.2 | 15% | 56% | 77% | – | 265 |
| 14 , down 3 places since 2025 | Whitburn Church of England Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 50.0 | 8% | 49% | 75% | – | 192 |
| 15= , up 10 places since 2025 | Red House Academy Sunderland · Academy sponsor led | 49.8 | 6% | 62% | 80% | – | 66 |
| 15= , up 6 places since 2025 | Thorp Academy Ryton · Academy sponsor led | 49.8 | 17% | 59% | 79% | – | 236 |
| 17 , up 3 places since 2025 | George Stephenson High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Foundation school | 49.7 | 13% | 46% | 64% | – | 214 |
| 18 , down 3 places since 2025 | St Thomas More Catholic High School North Shields · Academy converter | 48.8 | 10% | 50% | 68% | – | 260 |
| 19 , up 17 places since 2025 | Biddick Academy Washington · Academy converter | 48.2 | 17% | 56% | 72% | – | 202 |
| 20 , down 4 places since 2025 | St Cuthbert's High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 46.9 | 15% | 52% | 64% | – | 188 |
| 21 , down 5 places since 2025 | Southmoor Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 46.8 | 12% | 50% | 69% | – | 226 |
| 22= , up 8 places since 2025 | Kepier Houghton le Spring · Academy converter | 46.3 | 14% | 46% | 64% | – | 204 |
| 22= | Walbottle Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy sponsor led | 46.3 | 14% | 54% | 72% | – | 280 |
| 24 , down 5 places since 2025 | St Wilfrid's RC College South Shields · Academy converter | 46.0 | 9% | 42% | 68% | – | 236 |
| 25 , down 1 place since 2025 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy Hebburn · Academy converter | 45.2 | 11% | 37% | 63% | – | 207 |
| 26 , up 6 places since 2025 | Kingsmeadow Community School Gateshead · Community school | 45.1 | 8% | 43% | 64% | – | 159 |
| 27 , down 9 places since 2025 | St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Washington · Academy converter | 44.8 | 10% | 42% | 67% | – | 237 |
| 28 , up 1 place since 2025 | North Gosforth Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy sponsor led | 44.4 | 11% | 51% | 68% | – | 104 |
| 29 , up 13 places since 2025 | Monkseaton High School Whitley Bay · Foundation school | 44.1 | 9% | 34% | 56% | – | 128 |
| 30 , up 3 places since 2025 | Norham High School North Shields · Foundation school | 43.3 | 6% | 33% | 51% | – | 82 |
| 31 , up 3 places since 2025 | Harton Academy South Shields · Academy converter | 43.2 | 5% | 42% | 68% | – | 258 |
| 32= , up 5 places since 2025 | Castle View Enterprise Academy Sunderland · Academy sponsor led | 43.1 | 8% | 37% | 58% | – | 194 |
| 32= , down 4 places since 2025 | Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 43.1 | 11% | 45% | 61% | – | 168 |
| 34 , up 8 places since 2025 | John Spence Community High School North Shields · Academy converter | 43.0 | 8% | 40% | 58% | – | 165 |
| 35= , down 12 places since 2025 | Monkwearmouth Academy Sunderland · Academy converter | 42.8 | 4% | 38% | 62% | – | 177 |
| 35= , up 6 places since 2025 | Thornhill Academy Sunderland · Academy sponsor led | 42.8 | 8% | 44% | 61% | – | 126 |
| 37 , up 2 places since 2025 | Oxclose Community Academy Washington · Academy converter | 42.7 | 5% | 40% | 62% | – | 211 |
| 38= , down 12 places since 2025 | Burnside College Wallsend · Foundation school | 42.0 | 4% | 25% | 52% | – | 161 |
| 38= , down 12 places since 2025 | Hebburn Comprehensive School Hebburn · Community school | 42.0 | 11% | 40% | 58% | – | 172 |
| 40 | Longbenton High School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Foundation school | 41.8 | 9% | 36% | 57% | – | 171 |
| 41 , down 7 places since 2025 | Jarrow School Jarrow · Foundation school | 41.7 | 4% | 35% | 54% | – | 143 |
| 42 , up 2 places since 2025 | Kenton School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 41.4 | 12% | 41% | 57% | – | 290 |
| 43 , up 2 places since 2025 | Sandhill View Academy Sunderland · Academy sponsor led | 41.1 | 11% | 48% | 63% | – | 142 |
| 44 , up 7 places since 2025 | Washington Academy Washington · Academy converter | 41.0 | 6% | 38% | 60% | – | 136 |
| 45 , down 14 places since 2025 | Christ's College Sunderland · Free schools | 40.8 | 7% | 41% | 57% | – | 85 |
| 46 , down 9 places since 2025 | Mortimer Community College South Shields · Community school | 40.7 | 6% | 39% | 58% | – | 210 |
| 47 , down 1 place since 2025 | Boldon School Boldon Colliery · Community school | 38.5 | 4% | 28% | 49% | – | 200 |
| 48 , down 1 place since 2025 | Walker Riverside Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 37.1 | 3% | 30% | 45% | – | 212 |
| 49 , up 1 place since 2025 | Excelsior Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy sponsor led | 34.4 | 7% | 28% | 46% | – | 222 |
| 50 , down 1 place since 2025 | Benfield School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter | 31.8 | 5% | 24% | 41% | – | 185 |
| 51 , down 3 places since 2025 | North East Futures UTC Newcastle-upon-Tyne · University technical college | 29.8 | 6% | 22% | 39% | – | 104 |
| – | Churchill Academy Wallsend · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Gosforth Central Middle School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Gosforth East Middle School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Gosforth Junior High Academy Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Marden Bridge Middle School Whitley Bay · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Monkseaton Coastal School Whitley Bay · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Valley Gardens Middle School Whitley Bay · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Wellfield Middle School Whitley Bay · Foundation school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Tyne and Wear with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle House School Sunderland · Other independent school | 46.7 | 64% | 25 |
| Dame Allan's Schools Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Other independent school | 32.9 | 0% | 148 |
| Emmanuel College Gateshead · City technology college | 59.8 | 74% | 235 |
| Gateshead Jewish Boarding School Gateshead · Other independent school | 20.7 | 48% | 27 |
| Royal Grammar School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Other independent school | 12.5 | 1% | 149 |
| The Newcastle School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Other independent school | 35.6 | 0% | 43 |
| Westfield School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Other independent school | 51.2 | 61% | 31 |