Schools in Gateshead

Gateshead has 57 schools in the catchment.school database, including 37 primaries and 4 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Gateshead Council, which publishes annual catchment maps and oversubscription criteria in its Composite Prospectus each September. Eleven schools in Gateshead are faith schools with supplementary information forms. Gateshead sits directly across the River Tyne from Newcastle, so families close to the Tyne bridges may be within practical reach of schools in the City of Newcastle LA.

Secondary admissions in Gateshead include Emmanuel College, Gateshead Academy and Heworth Grange Comprehensive. Gateshead Council uses straight-line distance as the main oversubscription criterion at community schools once sibling and looked-after children priorities are satisfied. The council's Composite Prospectus, published each September, includes last-offered distances for the prior year. Families in Whickham, Birtley, or Lobley Hill should check whether their postcode falls in the Gateshead or Durham County Council admission zone.