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Independent schools in Tyne & Wear

Are you looking for an independent school on Tyne & Wear? Search here to find and compare day and boarding schools, girls' schools, boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools and sixth forms.

We have 13 private schools listed in Tyne & Wear; you will find them all listed at the bottom of this page, with basic directory information. You can use the filters to narrow your search, and find schools near you with our postcode search. 

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These search results are from www.schoolsearch.co.uk, the online guide to independent schools in the UK, in partnership with John Catt's Which School? guidebook, first published in 1924, and John Catt's Preparatory Schools. We hope you find the perfect school for your child!

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Argyle House School

19-20 Thornhill Park,
Sunderland,
SR2 7LA,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Dame Allan's Boys' School

Fowberry Crescent,
Fenham,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 9YJ,
Tyne & Wear

Boys, Day, Senior.

Dame Allan's Girls' School

Fowberry Crescent,
Fenham,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 9YJ,
Tyne & Wear

Girls, Day, Senior.

Dame Allan's Junior School & Nursery

Hunters Road,
Spital Tongues,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 4NG,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Dame Allan's Sixth Form

Fowberry Crescent,
Fenham,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 9YJ,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Sixth Form.

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School

10 Rydal Street,
Gateshead,
NE8 1HG,
Tyne & Wear

Boys, Day, Senior.

Gateshead Jewish Primary School

18-22 Gladstone Terrace,
Gateshead,
NE8 4EA,
Tyne & Wear

Boys, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Newcastle High School for Girls GDST

Tankerville Terrace,
Jesmond,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 3BA,
Tyne & Wear

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Newcastle Preparatory School

6 Eslington Road,
Jesmond,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 4RH,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Newcastle School for Boys

30 West Avenue,
Gosforth,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE3 4ES,
Tyne & Wear

Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

OneSchool Global UK York (Springwell) Campus

60 Peareth Hall Road,
Springwell,
Gateshead,
NE9 7NT,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Royal Grammar School

Eskdale Terrace,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 4DX,
Tyne & Wear

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Westfield School

Oakfield Road,
Gosforth,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE3 4HS,
Tyne & Wear

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.