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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Gateshead property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Gateshead stretches from the urban core opposite Newcastle out to the Derwent Valley villages, so catchment geography varies considerably across the borough.
Free interactive map — enter any Gateshead, Low Fell, Whickham or Blaydon postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Schools serving Whickham, Low Fell and Ryton consistently attract the strongest demand in Gateshead, and their catchment distances are the shortest. With relatively few secondary schools across the borough, missing a preferred catchment can mean a considerably longer journey.
Gateshead Council is the admissions authority for community primary and secondary schools. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, places are normally allocated by straight-line distance from the home address to the school.
Gateshead has a number of academies and Roman Catholic voluntary-aided schools with their own criteria. Because Newcastle sits immediately across the Tyne, some Gateshead families also apply to Newcastle schools and vice versa.
Gateshead Council publishes annual admissions information including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Gateshead school admissions' on the Gateshead Council website.
Click "Open Free Tool" above. No registration needed. Works in any browser on desktop or mobile.
Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Gateshead address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Gateshead and surrounding areas:
Gateshead measures straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool uses the same calculation.
See how Gateshead catchments have shifted year on year before you commit to a property.
Plot up to 5 schools at once, including options across the Newcastle border.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or solicitor before exchange.
Schools serving Whickham, Low Fell and Ryton are consistently the most oversubscribed, with the shortest catchment distances in the borough.
Yes. Newcastle sits immediately across the Tyne and you can name Newcastle schools on your Gateshead application. Distance from each school still determines your priority.
No. Gateshead's state secondary schools are comprehensive and allocate places on published oversubscription criteria rather than an entrance test.
Search 'Gateshead school admissions' on the Gateshead Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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