Secondary schools in North Tyneside
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.
North Tyneside has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,044 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 83% stayed in education (England 86%): 40% in a school sixth form, 0% at a sixth form college, 40% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 6% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 57% of students in North Tyneside went to university (England 37%), and 27% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.0 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: North Tyneside against England
| Measure | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 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 North Tyneside
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 (16)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside CollegeFoundation school · sixth form | 995 | 82% | 24% | 57% | 5% | 58% | 44.2 | 31% |
| Churchill AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | — | 75% | 24% | 50% | 7% | 55% | 40.4 | 33% |
| George Stephenson High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,233 | 85% | 30% | 53% | 11% | 44% | 48.0 | 42% |
| John Spence Community High SchoolAcademy converter | 872 | 79% | 15% | 63% | 7% | — | 41.0 | 29% |
| Kings Priory SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,549 | 93% | 66% | 25% | 2% | 68% | 57.1 | 74% |
| Longbenton High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 995 | 75% | 32% | 43% | 10% | 43% | 41.7 | 28% |
| Marden Bridge Middle SchoolFoundation school | 577 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marden High SchoolFoundation school | 1,014 | 86% | 46% | 40% | 7% | — | 55.1 | 60% |
| Monkseaton Coastal SchoolFoundation school | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monkseaton High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 155 | 74% | 34% | 38% | 10% | 51% | 41.0 | 34% |
| Norham High SchoolFoundation school | 498 | 76% | 2% | 74% | 2% | — | 42.7 | 24% |
| North Gosforth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 576 | 70% | 18% | 53% | 10% | — | 43.9 | 40% |
| St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,660 | 83% | 57% | 25% | 7% | 69% | 49.6 | 46% |
| Valley Gardens Middle SchoolFoundation school | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wellfield Middle SchoolFoundation school | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitley Bay High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,797 | 91% | 70% | 21% | 3% | 55% | 54.2 | 63% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 244 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Brenkley Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.3 | 13% |
| Percy Hedley Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 157 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| Silverdale Schoolspecial · Foundation special school | 138 | 70% | 0% | 70% | 0% | — | 6.7 | 0% |
| Southlands Schoolspecial · Foundation special school | 136 | 93% | 0% | 70% | 0% | — | 5.3 | 0% |
| Woodlawn Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 178 | 100% | 0% | 18% | 0% | — | — | — |