Gateshead school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (10)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead	257	827	363	252	3.2 per offer
Emmanuel College	2	0	0	0	0.0 per offer
Grace College	202	455	134	133	2.3 per offer
Heworth Grange School	207	324	152	152	1.6 per offer
Kingsmeadow Community School	175	333	136	136	1.9 per offer
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy	272	479	260	255	1.8 per offer
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon	244	604	263	231	2.5 per offer
Thorp Academy	242	356	205	205	1.5 per offer
Whickham School	279	729	289	263	2.6 per offer
XP Gateshead	50	297	95	41	5.9 per offer

Primary schools (63)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Barley Mow Primary School	15	20	13	13	1.3 per offer
Bede Community Primary School	28	66	26	26	2.4 per offer
Bill Quay Primary School	30	65	32	30	2.2 per offer
Birtley East Community Primary School	19	42	19	19	2.2 per offer
Blaydon West Primary School	22	61	21	21	2.8 per offer
Brandling Primary School	22	47	22	22	2.1 per offer
Brighton Avenue Primary School	59	113	55	55	1.9 per offer
Caedmon Community Primary School	28	65	27	27	2.3 per offer
Carr Hill Community Primary School	45	75	43	43	1.7 per offer
Chopwell Primary School	21	29	20	20	1.4 per offer
Clover Hill Community Primary School	30	93	29	29	3.1 per offer
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	30	73	37	30	2.4 per offer
Crookhill Community Primary School	30	61	33	30	2.0 per offer
Dunston Hill Community Primary School	36	84	36	36	2.3 per offer
Emmaville Primary School	55	123	53	53	2.2 per offer
Falla Park Community Primary School	22	41	21	21	1.9 per offer
Fell Dyke Community Primary School	32	51	32	32	1.6 per offer
Fellside Community Primary School	29	94	29	29	3.2 per offer
Front Street Community Primary School	59	103	59	59	1.7 per offer
Glynwood Community Primary School	59	123	57	57	2.1 per offer
Greenside Primary School	15	45	14	14	3.0 per offer
Harlow Green Community Primary School	58	129	55	55	2.2 per offer
High Spen Primary School	19	47	17	17	2.5 per offer
Highfield Community Primary School	16	34	16	16	2.1 per offer
Kells Lane Primary School	60	168	64	57	2.8 per offer
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School	24	63	18	18	2.6 per offer
Kibblesworth Academy	6	7	6	6	1.2 per offer
Larkspur Community Primary School	20	30	20	20	1.5 per offer
Lingey House Primary School	60	116	60	60	1.9 per offer
Lobley Hill Primary School	41	62	41	41	1.5 per offer
Oakfield Infant School	30	135	28	28	4.5 per offer
Parkhead Community Primary School	42	79	41	41	1.9 per offer
Portobello Primary School	30	73	30	30	2.4 per offer
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School	45	100	44	44	2.2 per offer
Riverside Primary Academy	34	69	31	31	2.0 per offer
Roman Road Primary School	26	49	22	22	1.9 per offer
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School	30	63	31	30	2.1 per offer
Ryton Community Infant School	25	81	24	24	3.2 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor	26	41	26	26	1.6 per offer
South Street Community Primary School	29	61	26	26	2.1 per offer
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook	27	69	27	27	2.6 per offer
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School	15	26	15	15	1.7 per offer
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw	20	39	19	19	2.0 per offer
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green	18	29	17	17	1.6 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	44	72	44	44	1.6 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley	15	41	15	15	2.7 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon	30	76	32	30	2.5 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	21	48	20	20	2.3 per offer
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield	6	22	6	6	3.7 per offer
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon	25	60	24	24	2.4 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham	29	54	29	29	1.9 per offer
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton	21	40	21	21	1.9 per offer
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell	30	93	36	29	3.1 per offer
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston	21	42	21	21	2.0 per offer
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	24	39	24	24	1.6 per offer
Swalwell Primary School	12	28	12	12	2.3 per offer
The Drive Community Primary School	25	51	23	23	2.0 per offer
Wardley Primary School	36	67	35	35	1.9 per offer
Washingwell Community Primary School	11	47	11	11	4.3 per offer
West Lane Primary School	32	77	31	31	2.4 per offer
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School	27	97	26	26	3.6 per offer
White Mere Community Primary School	17	45	17	17	2.6 per offer
Windy Nook Primary School	34	75	34	34	2.2 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Gateshead secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.