The North East offers a wide choice of excellent schools, both state and independent, with many consistently performing above the national average.
Find out more about our region’s schools:
- Durham
- Northumberland
- Newcastle
- Sunderland
- Gateshead
- South Tyneside
- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar and Cleveland
- North Tyneside
Top quality higher education
The North East also has five top universities – Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside, as well as numerous further education colleges.