North East schools

874 primary schools and 162 secondary schools across 12 local authorities.

Local authorities in North East

County Durham

208 primary 29 secondary

Avg primary 50.0 · Avg secondary 58.3

Darlington

30 primary 8 secondary

Avg primary 50.6 · Avg secondary 55.2

Gateshead

65 primary 9 secondary

Avg primary 52.4 · Avg secondary 58.4

Hartlepool

30 primary 5 secondary

Avg primary 56.7 · Avg secondary 53.9

Middlesbrough

41 primary 8 secondary

Avg primary 50.2 · Avg secondary 51.6

Newcastle upon Tyne

75 primary 15 secondary

Avg primary 53.9 · Avg secondary 55.0

North Tyneside

57 primary 15 secondary

Avg primary 49.4 · Avg secondary 58.9

Northumberland

138 primary 25 secondary

Avg primary 47.7 · Avg secondary 55.7

Redcar and Cleveland

43 primary 10 secondary

Avg primary 54.3 · Avg secondary 55.8

South Tyneside

45 primary 8 secondary

Avg primary 51.7 · Avg secondary 55.2

Stockton-on-Tees

59 primary 12 secondary

Avg primary 52.4 · Avg secondary 56.0

Sunderland

83 primary 18 secondary

Avg primary 55.1 · Avg secondary 54.8

Exclude schools with fewer than 20 pupils in the year-group cohort Small cohorts make percentages volatile — one pupil's result can swing a score by 10+ points. More on this

Top 20 primaries in North East

1 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School Hartlepool 100.0 2 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Sunderland 98.1 3 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland 96.8 4 New Seaham Academy County Durham 94.9 5 Newcomen Primary School Redcar and Cleveland 93.1 6 Biddick Hall Junior School South Tyneside 91.6 7 Framwellgate Moor Primary School County Durham 91.6 8 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland 91.2 9 Montalbo Nursery & Primary School County Durham 90.2 10 Badger Hill Academy Redcar and Cleveland 90.2 11 Evenwood Church of England Primary School County Durham 89.7 12 Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School County Durham 89.6 13 Bernard Gilpin Primary School Sunderland 89.2 14 St Charles' Catholic Primary School Newcastle upon Tyne 89.0 15 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham Gateshead 88.8 16 Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Stockton-on-Tees 87.9 17 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle County Durham 87.6 18 West Jesmond Primary School Newcastle upon Tyne 87.3 19 Cockfield Primary School County Durham 86.4 20 St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Gateshead 85.3

Top 20 secondaries in North East

1 St Mary's Catholic School Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6 2 St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham County Durham 72.1 3 Tanfield School County Durham 71.9 4 Kings Priory School North Tyneside 71.4 5 Durham Johnston Comprehensive School County Durham 69.0 6 Marden High School North Tyneside 68.9 7 All Saints Church of England Academy Stockton-on-Tees 68.2 8 Gosforth Academy Newcastle upon Tyne 68.0 9 Whitley Bay High School North Tyneside 67.8 10 Carmel College Darlington 66.9 11 Belmont Community School County Durham 66.8 12 Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Gateshead 66.5 13 Whickham School Gateshead 66.2 14 Ponteland High School Northumberland 66.2 15 The Academy at Shotton Hall County Durham 65.3 16 The King Edward VI School Northumberland 65.3 17 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle upon Tyne 65.1 18 St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Gateshead 64.9 19 Rye Hills Academy Redcar and Cleveland 64.9 20 Easington Academy County Durham 64.8