Secondary schools in Gateshead
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Gateshead has 9 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,044 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 40% in a school sixth form, 42% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 33% of students in Gateshead went to university (England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 47.0 against 46.1 for England; 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Gateshead against England
| Measure | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (9)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,505 | 83% | 51% | 31% | 5% | 62% | 53.2 | 55% |
| Grace CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,125 | 74% | 24% | 50% | 4% | 46% | 42.9 | 41% |
| Heworth Grange SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 910 | 75% | 3% | 72% | 9% | — | 36.4 | 26% |
| Kingsmeadow Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 868 | 85% | 30% | 54% | 4% | 40% | 42.9 | 36% |
| Lord Lawson of Beamish AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,334 | 86% | 36% | 50% | 2% | 54% | 46.6 | 49% |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,401 | 89% | 52% | 36% | 4% | 61% | 51.9 | 60% |
| Thorp AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,442 | 80% | 38% | 39% | 7% | 58% | 47.2 | 54% |
| Whickham SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,690 | 90% | 58% | 31% | 2% | 48% | 53.0 | 60% |
| XP GatesheadFree schools | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 19% | — | — |
| Ateres Girls High Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.7 | 71% |
| Emmanuel Collegeindependent · City technology college · sixth form | 1,564 | 91% | 66% | 25% | 3% | 70% | 60.1 | 74% |
| Gateshead Jewish Boarding Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6 | 22% |
| The Gateshead Cheder Primary Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 0% |
| Dryden Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 77 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Furrowfield Schoolspecial · Community special school | 101 | 50% | 0% | 36% | 7% | — | 5.4 | 0% |
| Hill Top Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 127 | 95% | 0% | 45% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Cedars Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 293 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 10% | — | 0.9 | 4% |