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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
South Tyneside GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 8 state secondary schools in South Tyneside, 1,618 pupils. South Tyneside ranks 136 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.8 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
38.9%
8.9 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
7.2%
7.5 pts below England
Attainment 8
43.5
4.1 points below England
Council rank
136 / 151
By average Attainment 8
South Tyneside at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Whitburn Church of England Academy (50.0).
- Schools range from 38.5 to 50.0 on Attainment 8, a spread of 11.5 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.3, 12.9 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Whitburn Church of England Academy (41.5).
- Most improved on 2025: Boldon School, up 1.4 points to 38.5.
Every South Tyneside 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 | Whitburn Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 192 | 50.0 | −1.6 | 75.0% | 49.0% | 8.3% | 41.5 |
| 2 | St Wilfrid's RC CollegeRoman Catholic | 236 | 46.0 | −2.2 | 68.2% | 41.5% | 8.9% | 35.7 |
| 3 | St Joseph's Catholic AcademyRoman Catholic | 207 | 45.2 | −0.3 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 10.6% | 36.5 |
| 4 | Harton Academy | 258 | 43.2 | +0.6 | 67.8% | 41.5% | 5.4% | 34.7 |
| 5 | Hebburn Comprehensive School | 172 | 42.0 | −2.2 | 57.6% | 39.5% | 11.0% | 36.7 |
| 6 | Jarrow School | 143 | 41.7 | −0.9 | 53.8% | 35.0% | 3.5% | 36.8 |
| 7 | Mortimer Community College | 210 | 40.7 | −1.2 | 58.1% | 38.6% | 5.7% | 35.0 |
| 8 | Boldon School | 200 | 38.5 | +1.4 | 49.0% | 28.0% | 3.5% | 30.9 |
| 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.
South Tyneside 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.