Overall Oxbridge
#729
3 ranked schools · +185 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
10
Offers
3
Offer rate30.0%
+7.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
The ancient coastal port at the mouth of the Tyne, South Shields has carried its maritime identity from the Roman garrison of Arbeia through centuries of coal-shipping and North Sea trade along the south bank of the river. Around 75,000 people live across the town today, making it the fourth largest settlement in Tyne and Wear. A sandy beach anchors the eastern shore.
Harton and Biddick Hall are among the most school-competitive pockets for families, with established residential catchments in both areas drawing steady demand from parents weighing local state school places. Stanhope, Mortimer, and Westoe extend the family-popular belt inland, and the Tyne and Wear Metro connects South Shields station to Newcastle city centre in around thirty minutes.
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Area Performance
Across 25 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.47/10, +0.07 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all South Shields schools
South Shields vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked South Shields schools
top 47% of 14,978
top 47% of 14,978
top 82% of 3,862
top 82% of 3,862
top 76% of 2,555
top 76% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · +185 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
10
Offers
3
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
4
Offers
0
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
6
Offers
3
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