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Best schools in Felling

1 schools in Felling with the same league rank as the Gateshead league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

None in Felling itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow GreenGateshead1.7 miles85%8%Top 8% (5/63) in Gateshead
St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolGateshead2.4 miles81%8%Top 16% (10/63) in Gateshead
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low FellGateshead1.3 miles80%23%Top 18% (11/63) in Gateshead
Blackfell Primary SchoolWashington2.8 miles80%15%Top 20% (15/76) in Sunderland
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonWashington2.4 miles80%10%Top 22% (16/76) in Sunderland
Brighton Avenue Primary SchoolGateshead2.1 miles80%9%Top 21% (13/63) in Gateshead
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead1.9 miles79%14%Top 26% (16/63) in Gateshead
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleNewcastle-upon-Tyne1.6 miles77%20%Top 16% (10/64) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyneview Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne2.3 miles77%13%Top 19% (12/64) in Newcastle upon Tyne
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne2.2 miles77%3%Top 24% (15/64) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Felling's own ranking

In FellingSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1XP Gateshead48.452%(5/9) in Gateshead

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Gosforth AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne5.4 miles55.063%1st (1/13) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadGateshead0.7 miles54.361%1st (1/9) in Gateshead
St Mary's Catholic SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.6 miles54.160%Top 16% (2/13) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Jesmond Park AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne3.6 miles53.160%Top 24% (3/13) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.6 miles51.855%Top 31% (4/13) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Whickham SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.8 miles50.256%Top 34% (3/9) in Gateshead
Red House AcademySunderland5.7 miles49.862%Top 23% (4/18) in Sunderland
George Stephenson High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne6.2 miles49.746%Top 37% (4/11) in North Tyneside
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolNorth Shields6.2 miles48.850%Top 46% (5/11) in North Tyneside
Biddick AcademyWashington4.0 miles48.256%Top 28% (5/18) in Sunderland

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

None in Felling itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Burnside CollegeWallsend3.9 miles39.8+0.481st (1/7) in North Tyneside
Gosforth AcademyNewcastle-upon-Tyne5.4 miles38.9+0.131st (1/10) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Whickham SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.8 miles35.9+0.05Top 23% (2/9) in Gateshead
St Mary's Catholic SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.6 miles35.4-0.32Top 20% (2/10) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.6 miles35.4-0.20Top 30% (3/10) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadGateshead0.7 miles35.2-0.37Top 34% (3/9) in Gateshead
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolNorth Shields6.2 miles35.2-0.04(4/7) in North Tyneside
Lord Lawson of Beamish AcademyChester le Street3.5 miles34.0-0.15(5/9) in Gateshead
George Stephenson High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne6.2 miles33.3-0.21(5/7) in North Tyneside
St Cuthbert's High SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne5.1 miles33.3+0.08Top 40% (4/10) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Felling itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Royal Grammar SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne3.2 miles47.11st (1/5) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Dame Allan's SchoolsNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.4 miles43.8Top 40% (2/5) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST3.6 miles39.6(3/5) in Newcastle upon Tyne
The Newcastle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.8 miles31.3(4/5) in Newcastle upon Tyne
Westfield SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne4.7 miles29.6(5/5) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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