Secondary school admissions September 2025

Secondary school admissions (to start year 7 in September 2025)

If you live in Gateshead, you can apply for a secondary school place from 9 September 2024.

Make sure you look at the 'Admission to Secondary School' booklet which contains essential information that will help you in making your child's application, including:

• admission policies and oversubscription criteria for Gateshead schools
• information on how places are offered
• the number of applications received and the number of places offered for previous years

Important:

• we recommend you apply to three schools - applying for only one school does not improve you chance of gaining a place at this school
• you can not apply to Emmanuel College using our online application form - you must contact Emmanuel College directly if you want to apply for a place there
• if you rank a school outside Gateshead as one or more of your preferences you must look at the admission policy for that school before submitting your application
• you must apply by 31 October 2024

Secondary admissions timeline (to start year 7 in September 2025)

For common issues and questions about admissions see the information section of our admissions guide.

Ofsted inspections

Ofsted are changing the way they inspect and report on schools. Find out about the Education Inspection Framework (opens new window) and how the changes might effect you as a parent/guardian.