Postcode sector · Chester le Street

Schools in DH3 1

Primary and secondary schools serving DH3 1, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Population: 11,337 (2024)

DH3 1Postcode sector · Chester le Street

Schools

Schools in DH3 1

6 schools in DH3 1: 5 primary and 1 secondary. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 82% full overall.

Schools

in DH3 1

Good or better

100%

Of 4 with an Ofsted grade

How full

82%

Places available: 2,200 pupils for 2,680 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

DH3 1

67%

33%

Good66.7%
Not rated33.3%

All schools

The largest schools here

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,334 pupils · 89% full
Good
0.6 miles · December 2025
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils · 86% full
Good
0.4 miles · February 2024
Birtley East Community Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 189 pupils · 61% full
Good
0.4 miles · April 2015
Blackfell Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 142 pupils · 58% full
Good
1.2 miles · February 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 88% full
Not rated
0.5 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Primary · ages 5–7 · Faith school · 68 pupils · 76% full
Not rated
0.2 miles

How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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