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School admissions in Gateshead

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Gateshead in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 36 schools in Gateshead first 1,111 times for 1,132 places: 0.98 first choices per place. 4 of the 36 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.81 miles (Kells Lane Primary School) to 0.99 miles (Bill Quay Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Gateshead first 785 times for 841 places: 0.93 first choices per place. One of the 4 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

36 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead1.2330not published
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low FellGateshead1.2030not published
Bill Quay Primary SchoolGateshead1.07301596.14 m (≈0.99 mi) 2026
Kells Lane Primary SchoolGateshead1.07601298.89 m (≈0.81 mi) 2026
Brandling Primary SchoolGateshead1.0022not published
Dunston Hill Community Primary SchoolGateshead1.0036not published
Fell Dyke Community Primary SchoolGateshead1.0032not published
Kibblesworth AcademyGateshead1.006not published
Larkspur Community Primary SchoolGateshead1.0020not published
Lingey House Primary SchoolGateshead1.0060not published
Lobley Hill Primary SchoolGateshead1.0041not published
St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolGateshead1.0015not published
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead1.0044not published
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, WrekentonGateshead1.0021not published
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, DunstonGateshead1.0021not published
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead1.0024not published
White Mere Community Primary SchoolGateshead1.0017not published
Windy Nook Primary SchoolGateshead1.0034not published
Wardley Primary SchoolGateshead0.9736not published
Glynwood Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9759not published
Caedmon Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9628not published
Springwell Village Primary SchoolGateshead0.9627not published
Carr Hill Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9645not published
Falla Park Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9522not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead0.9521not published
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, PelawGateshead0.9520not published
Harlow Green Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9558not published
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow GreenGateshead0.9418not published
Oakfield Infant SchoolGateshead0.9330not published
Brighton Avenue Primary SchoolGateshead0.9359not published
Bede Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9328not published
The Drive Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9225not published
Riverside Primary AcademyGateshead0.9134not published
South Street Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.9029not published
Roman Road Primary SchoolGateshead0.8526not published
Kelvin Grove Community Primary SchoolGateshead0.7524not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadGateshead1.41257
Kingsmeadow Community SchoolGateshead0.78175
Heworth Grange SchoolGateshead0.73207
Grace CollegeGateshead0.66202

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.