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School Atlas lists 66 state primary schools, 10 state secondary schools, 6 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 1 post-16 school or college in Gateshead. It also lists 7 independent schools and 56 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 21 have a religious character: 19 Roman Catholic and 2 Church of England.
Of the 76 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Gateshead, 43 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 4 Outstanding and 39 Good.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 7 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 53 schools in Gateshead. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 20 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.