Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
Newcastle upon Tyne has 17 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,784 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 39% in a school sixth form, 0% at a sixth form college, 39% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
9% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 29% of students in Newcastle upon Tyne went to university (England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Newcastle upon Tyne against England
| Measure | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,784 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (17)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfield SchoolAcademy converter | 819 | 74% | 9% | 66% | 5% | — | 33.5 | 24% |
| Callerton AcademyFree schools | 684 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Excelsior AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,339 | 75% | 39% | 35% | — | 26% | 33.4 | 24% |
| Gosforth AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,925 | 86% | 64% | 21% | 4% | 57% | 54.4 | 63% |
| Gosforth Central Middle SchoolFoundation school | 600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gosforth East Middle SchoolFoundation school | 557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gosforth Junior High AcademyAcademy converter | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Park AcademyFree schools | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesmond Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 2,092 | 89% | 55% | 32% | 1% | 53% | 51.4 | 55% |
| Kenton SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,589 | 74% | 34% | 40% | 3% | 30% | 38.7 | 40% |
| North East Futures UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 314 | 76% | 16% | 59% | 0% | 46% | 35.4 | 34% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,424 | 92% | 62% | 29% | 1% | 61% | 52.1 | 54% |
| St Cuthbert's High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,224 | 84% | 44% | 40% | 5% | 62% | 49.0 | 52% |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,462 | 90% | 56% | 32% | 4% | 70% | 58.9 | 69% |
| Studio WestStudio schools · sixth form | 496 | 66% | 6% | 59% | 4% | — | 30.9 | 28% |
| Walbottle AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,722 | 74% | 26% | 47% | 3% | 53% | 46.6 | 58% |
| Walker Riverside AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,101 | 70% | 15% | 54% | 5% | 13% | 35.5 | 22% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (12)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCGcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 24% | — | — |
| Dame Allan's Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,240 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.8 | 0% |
| Newcastle High School for Girls GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 660 | — | — | — | — | — | 44.3 | 0% |
| Royal Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,332 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.6 | 0% |
| The Newcastle Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.0 | 0% |
| Westfield Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.4 | 52% |
| Trinity Solutions Academysixth form · Academy 16-19 converter | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — |
| Northern Counties Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 89 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Sir Charles Parsons Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 214 | 96% | 0% | 36% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Talbot House Children's Charityspecial · Non-maintained special school | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.3 | 0% |
| Thomas Bewick Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 383 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Trinity Academy Newcastlestate · Academy special converter | 205 | 45% | 0% | 35% | 0% | — | 2.0 | 0% |