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Boarding schools in the North-East

Are you looking for a boarding school in the North-East? Find and compare boarding schools in the region, including Durham, Northumberland, Stockton-on-Tees and Tyne & Wear.

You will find all schools with boarding facilities in this region listed at the bottom of this page. 

You can also use the filters in the box below to narrow down your boarding school search: you can select boys' schools or girls' schools, prep schools, senior schools, sixth form colleges, or find the nearest boarding school to you with our postcode search.

Click on a school's name for more information. Those boarding schools with full profiles appear at the top of the listings in highlighted panels. Some schools provide links to their social media and you can also watch school videos. 

Many boarding schools are members of the Boarding Schools' Association, which is a good source of advice for families looking for more information about boarding.  

You can also find a number of articles about boarding and independent schools on this site, as well as school news and important information about the independent school sector.

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 and John Catt's Preparatory Schools. We hope you find the perfect school for your child!

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Barnard Castle Senior School

Barnard Castle,
DL12 8UN,
Durham

www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk

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

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Durham School

Quarryheads Lane,
Durham,
DH1 4SZ

www.dcsf.org.uk/durham-school

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

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Argyle House School

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

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

Barnard Castle Preparatory School

Westwick Road,
Barnard Castle,
DL12 8UW,
Durham

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

Chorister School (Bow)

South Road,
Durham,
DH1 3LS

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

Chorister School (Cathedral)

The College,
Durham,
DH1 3EL

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory.

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.

Delta Independent School

Parliament Street,
Consett,
DH8 5DH,
Durham

Co-educational, Day, Senior.

Durham High School for Girls

Farewell Hall,
South Road,
Durham,
DH1 3TB

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

Longridge Towers School

Longridge Towers,
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
TD15 2XQ,
Northumberland

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Mowden Hall School

Newton,
Stocksfield,
NE43 7TP,
Northumberland

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, 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.

Red House School

36 The Green,
Norton,
Stockton-on-Tees,
TS20 1DX

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

Royal Grammar School

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

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

Teesside High School

The Avenue,
Eaglescliffe,
Stockton-on-Tees,
TS16 9AT

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

The Independent Grammar School: Durham

Claypath,
Durham,
DH1 1RH

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

Westfield School

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

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

Yarm Preparatory School

Grammar School Lane,
Yarm,
TS15 9ES,
Stockton-on-Tees

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

Yarm School

The Friarage,
Yarm,
TS15 9EJ,
Stockton-on-Tees

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