School admissions in South Shields
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.
Reception places, September 2026
19 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 1.10 | 30 | not published |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 1.04 | 23 | not published |
| Laygate Community School | 1.04 | 25 | not published |
| Ashley Academy | 1.00 | 54 | not published |
| Biddick Hall Infants' School | 1.00 | 41 | 0.58 miles |
| Forest View Primary | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Hadrian Primary School | 1.00 | 27 | not published |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) | 1.00 | 29 | not published |
| Lord Blyton Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | 0.762 miles |
| Monkton Infants' School | 1.00 | 34 | not published |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 1.00 | 52 | not published |
| Sea View Primary School | 1.00 | 33 | not published |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 1.00 | 25 | not published |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 1.00 | 23 | not published |
| Stanhope Primary School | 1.00 | 26 | 0.309 miles |
| Westoe Crown Primary School | 1.00 | 90 | 3.872 miles |
| Harton Primary School | 0.97 | 69 | 1.712 miles |
| Mortimer Primary School | 0.96 | 51 | 1.278 miles |
| Marine Park Primary School | 0.94 | 18 | 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
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer Community College | 1.13 | 239 | 1.904 miles |
| Harton Academy | 1.09 | 266 | 1.154 miles |
| St Wilfrid's RC College | 0.70 | 182 | 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.