Find the best primary schools in North Tyneside. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
North Tyneside has 53 primary schools, all in North Tyneside council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 53, 12 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any North Tyneside primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Dene Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Appletree Gardens First School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| Bailey Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| South Wellfield First School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| New York Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 |
| Rockcliffe First School |
There are 53 primary schools in North Tyneside. Of those, 1 is an all-through school, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 53 primary schools in North Tyneside, 12 have a religious character: 9 Roman Catholic and 3 Church of England. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Benton Dene Primary School (4.7), Appletree Gardens First School (4.7), St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (4.7), Bailey Green Primary School (4.7) and South Wellfield First School (4.5). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 53 schools here, 51 have enough published data for a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.4 / 5 |
| Western Community Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Coquet Park First School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Monkhouse Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Whitley Lodge First School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Holystone Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Kings Priory School | all-through | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 |
| Amberley Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| Redesdale Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | Roman Catholic | 4.0 / 5 |
| Preston Grange Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Southridge First School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Shiremoor Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Hazlewood Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay | Roman Catholic | 3.8 / 5 |
| Marine Park First School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Backworth Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Denbigh Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend | Roman Catholic | 3.6 / 5 |
| Cullercoats Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| King Edward Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Burradon Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Langley First School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Fordley Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Richardson Dees Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Percy Main Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Waterville Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Stephenson Memorial Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Hadrian Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Collingwood Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | Roman Catholic | 2.9 / 5 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | Roman Catholic | 2.9 / 5 |
| Riverside Primary School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| Grasmere Academy | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | Mixed | 1.8 / 5 |
| Battle Hill Primary School | Mixed | 1.4 / 5 |
| Carville Academy | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.