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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 13 state secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2,847 pupils. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 110 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.1 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
46.6%
1.2 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
14.5%
0.2 pts below England
Attainment 8
45.1
2.5 points below England
Council rank
110 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Newcastle upon Tyne at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Gosforth Academy (55.0).
- Schools range from 29.8 to 55.0 on Attainment 8, a spread of 25.2 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 36.0, 17.9 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at St Mary's Catholic School (45.5).
- Most improved on 2025: Kenton School, up 2.7 points to 41.4.
Every Newcastle upon Tyne secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gosforth Academy | 402 | 55.0 | +0.6 | 78.4% | 63.4% | 24.9% | 39.8 |
| 2 | St Mary's Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic | 225 | 54.1 | −4.8 | 77.8% | 60.0% | 20.0% | 45.5 |
| 3 | Jesmond Park Academy | 314 | 53.1 | +1.7 | 77.4% | 60.2% | 25.5% | 43.1 |
| 4 | Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolGirls · Roman Catholic | 226 | 51.8 | −0.3 | 72.6% | 54.9% | 15.0% | 42.0 |
| 5 | St Cuthbert's High SchoolBoys · Roman Catholic | 188 | 46.9 | −2.1 | 64.4% | 51.6% | 14.9% | 38.8 |
| 6 | Walbottle Academy | 280 | 46.3 | −0.3 | 72.1% | 53.6% | 13.9% | 40.7 |
| 7 | Callerton Academy | 114 | 41.6 | — | 59.6% | 36.0% | 8.8% | 37.4 |
| 8 | Kenton School | 290 | 41.4 | +2.7 | 56.6% | 41.0% | 12.1% | 36.5 |
| 9 | Walker Riverside Academy | 212 | 37.1 | +1.6 | 44.8% | 29.7% | 2.8% | 34.1 |
| 10 | Excelsior Academy | 222 | 34.4 | +1.0 | 45.5% | 27.5% | 6.8% | 31.0 |
| 11 | Studio West | 85 | 33.0 | +2.1 | 44.7% | 28.2% | 4.7% | 29.3 |
| 12 | Benfield School | 185 | 31.8 | −1.7 | 41.1% | 24.3% | 5.4% | 27.7 |
| 13 | North East Futures UTC | 104 | 29.8 | −5.6 | 39.4% | 22.1% | 5.8% | 23.5 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Newcastle upon Tyne against the rest of the North East
- Stockton-on-Tees52.0%
- Gateshead51.5%
- North Tyneside47.2%
- Redcar and Cleveland47.1%
- Newcastle upon Tyne46.6%
- Sunderland46.4%
- County Durham45.8%
- Darlington45.1%
- Northumberland44.4%
- Hartlepool42.2%
- Middlesbrough39.4%
- South Tyneside38.9%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.