3 secondary schools in South Shields, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
South Shields in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in South Shields first 686 times for 687 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.02 across the South Tyneside authority's 8 schools. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Harton Academy, to 1.15 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.