The 2025/26 school year has officially begun and whilst National Offer Day may feel like a lifetime away, it was a tense time for many families and unfortunately, not all children received the school allocation they had wished for.
The latest data from the Department of Education shows how hard it was to get a place at South Tyneside’s secondary schools.
Mortimer Community College, on Reading Road, in South Shields, appeared to be the hardest to get into, based on the number of times it was selected as a first preference against the number of first choice offers given out.
Take a look below at how South Tyneside’s secondary schools rank, based on how difficult they are to get a first place at.
1. Hardest South Tyneside secondary schools to get into
New data from the Department for Education shows which South Tyneside secondary schools are the hardest to get into. | Google Maps
2. Mortimer Community College, South Shields
295 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 225 first choice offers were handed out, meaning it has a success rate of 76.27%. | Google Maps
3. Jarrow School, Jarrow
207 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 159 first choice offers were handed out, meaning it has a success rate of 76.81%. | Google Maps
4. Harton Academy, South Shields
304 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 265 first choice offers were handed out, meaning it has a success rate of 87.17%. | Google Maps