School admissions in North Shields
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 8 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.
North Shields in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in North Shields first 500 times for 480 places: 1.04 first choices per place, against 1.02 across the North Tyneside authority's 53 schools. 4 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.06 miles (Preston Grange Primary School) to 3.18 miles (Percy Main Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in North Shields first 822 times for 747 places: 1.10 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the North Tyneside authority's 9 schools. 3 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.91 miles (Norham High School) to 11.55 miles (Kings Priory School).
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
15 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Priory School | 1.24 | 90 | 1.339 miles |
| New York Primary School | 1.24 | 45 | 1.341 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 1.07 | 30 | not published |
| Percy Main Primary School | 1.03 | 30 | 3.183 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 1.00 | 25 | not published |
| Riverside Primary School | 1.00 | 17 | not published |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| Cullercoats Primary School | 0.98 | 54 | not published |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 0.97 | 30 | 1.06 miles |
| Waterville Primary School | 0.96 | 23 | not published |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 0.94 | 32 | not published |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | 0.93 | 15 | not published |
| Collingwood Primary School | 0.87 | 47 | not published |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 0.67 | 12 | not 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
5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norham High School | 1.78 | 78 | 0.909 miles |
| Kings Priory School | 1.63 | 49 | 11.551 miles |
| Marden High School | 1.31 | 188 | 1.081 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 0.95 | 266 | not published |
| John Spence Community High School | 0.63 | 166 | not 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.