| 51 | Castle View Enterprise Academy | 39.5 compositeOfsted18.5 Att811.5 EM5+9.6 | Academy · Day | Sunderland, North East | Good 2023-06-27 |
| 52 | The King Edward VI School | 39.3 compositeAAB%3.3 VA12.0 Att812.0 EM5+12.0 | Academy · Day · 6th | Morpeth, North East | — 2024-11-05 |
| 53 | Burnside College | 39.1 compositeOfsted9.5 AAB%2.6 VA12.8 Att88.8 EM5+5.5 | State · Day · 6th | Wallsend, North East | Good 2020-01-22×0.7 |
| 54 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy | 39.0 compositeOfsted11.5 AAB%1.0 VA10.0 Att89.1 EM5+7.4 | Academy · Day · 6th | Hebburn, North East | Good 2022-09-27×0.85 |
| 55 | Longbenton High School | 39.0 compositeOfsted11.5 AAB%3.9 VA10.2 Att88.3 EM5+5.1 | State · Day · 6th | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | Good 2022-06-28×0.85 |
| 56 | St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | 38.5 compositeAAB%3.0 VA16.3 Att810.7 EM5+8.6 | Academy · Day · 6th | Bishop Auckland, North East | — 2024-05-09 |
| 57 | UTC South Durham | 38.5 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%0.0 VA11.9 Att87.8 EM5+5.2 | Free School · Day · 6th | Newton Aycliffe, North East | Good 2024-03-05 |
| 58 | Sandhill View Academy | 38.3 compositeOfsted15.7 Att810.6 EM5+12.0 | Academy · Day | Sunderland, North East | Good 2021-09-28×0.85 |
| 59 | St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | 38.3 compositeOfsted7.7 AAB%3.9 VA10.2 Att89.0 EM5+7.6 | Academy · Day · 6th | Durham, North East | Requires Improvement 2023-03-21×0.85 |
| 60 | Dene Academy | 38.1 compositeOfsted18.5 Att811.3 EM5+8.2 | Academy · Day | Peterlee, North East | Good 2023-11-22 |
| 61 | Thornhill Academy | 38.1 compositeOfsted18.5 Att811.3 EM5+8.2 | Academy · Day | Sunderland, North East | Good 2024-05-01 |
| 62 | Red House Academy | 37.9 compositeOfsted12.9 Att812.3 EM5+12.7 | Academy · Day | Sunderland, North East | Good 2020-01-14×0.7 |
| 63 | St Aidan's Catholic Academy | 37.8 compositeAAB%3.4 VA9.6 Att811.8 EM5+13.0 | Academy · Day · 6th | Sunderland, North East | — 2025-02-18 |
| 64 | Staindrop Academy | 37.7 compositeOfsted15.7 Att812.5 EM5+9.5 | Academy · Day | Darlington, North East | Good 2021-10-06×0.85 |
| 65 | Marden High School | 37.5 composite | State · Day | North Shields, North East | — 2022-09-22 |
| 66 | Callerton Academy | 37.5 composite | Free School · Day | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | Good 2024-01-23 |
| 67 | St Wilfrid's RC College | 37.2 compositeAAB%2.9 VA12.8 Att811.1 EM5+10.4 | Academy · Day · 6th | South Shields, North East | — 2025-04-08 |
| 68 | Sacred Heart Catholic High School | 37.2 compositeAAB%2.5 VA11.6 Att812.0 EM5+11.1 | Academy · Day · 6th | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | — 2024-12-03 |
| 69 | Kingsmeadow Community School | 37.1 compositeOfsted11.5 AAB%0.0 VA10.5 Att88.6 EM5+6.6 | State · Day · 6th | Gateshead, North East | Good 2021-09-14×0.85 |
| 70 | Outwood Academy Riverside | 37.1 compositeOfsted18.5 Att811.8 EM5+6.8 | Free School · Day | Middlesbrough, North East | Good 2023-05-17 |
| 71 | George Stephenson High School | 37.1 compositeOfsted9.5 AAB%1.1 VA9.4 Att89.6 EM5+7.6 | State · Day · 6th | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East | Good 2019-11-27×0.7 |
| 72 | Thorp Academy | 37.1 compositeAAB%4.7 VA10.3 Att810.9 EM5+11.2 | Academy · Day · 6th | Ryton, North East | — 2024-06-19 |
| 73 | Biddick Academy | 37.0 compositeOfsted15.7 Att811.6 EM5+9.6 | Academy · Day | Washington, North East | Good 2021-11-17×0.85 |
| 74 | Kepier | 36.9 compositeOfsted15.7 Att811.9 EM5+9.2 | Academy · Day | Houghton le Spring, North East | Good 2022-03-09×0.85 |
| 75 | St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington | 36.9 compositeAAB%3.8 VA11.7 Att811.3 EM5+10.1 | Academy · Day · 6th | Washington, North East | — 2023-10-11 |