| 101 | Carmel College | 1,365 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Darlington, North East | — |
| 102 | Conyers School | 1,340 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Yarm, North East | — |
| 103 | The King Edward VI School | 1,340 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Morpeth, North East | — |
| 104 | St Wilfrid's RC College | 1,338 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | South Shields, North East | — |
| 105 | Trinity Catholic College | 1,303 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Middlesbrough, North East | — |
| 106 | St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | 1,268 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Bishop Auckland, North East | — |
| 107 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | 1,260 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Durham, North East | — |
| 108 | Framwellgate School Durham | 1,247 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Durham, North East | — |
| 109 | Outwood Academy Acklam | 1,185 pupils | Academy · Day | Middlesbrough, North East | — |
| 110 | Walker Riverside Academy | 1,123 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | — |
| 111 | Mortimer Community College | 1,111 pupils | State · Day | South Shields, North East | — |
| 112 | Oxclose Community Academy | 1,078 pupils | Academy · Day | Washington, North East | — |
| 113 | Boldon School | 1,064 pupils | State · Day | Boldon Colliery, North East | — |
| 114 | Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy | 1,029 pupils | Academy · Day | Stockton-on-Tees, North East | — |
| 115 | Woodham Academy | 1,027 pupils | Academy · Day | Newton Aycliffe, North East | — |
| 116 | Heworth Grange School | 993 pupils | Academy · Day | Gateshead, North East | — |
| 117 | St Aidan's Catholic Academy | 992 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Sunderland, North East | — |
| 118 | Sedgefield Community College | 981 pupils | Academy · Day | Stockton-on-Tees, North East | — |
| 119 | Marden High School | 943 pupils | State · Day | North Shields, North East | — |
| 120 | St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | 937 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Peterlee, North East | — |
| 121 | King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | 926 pupils | Academy · Day · 6th | Bishop Auckland, North East | — |
| 122 | Benfield School | 920 pupils | Academy · Day | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | — |
| 123 | Wellfield School | 914 pupils | Academy · Day | Wingate, North East | — |
| 124 | All Saints Church of England Academy | 892 pupils | Academy · Day | Stockton-on-Tees, North East | — |
| 125 | Belmont Community School | 847 pupils | State · Day | Durham, North East | — |