Education
Some of the primary schools of the area include:
- Forest Hall Primary School
- St Marys RC Primary School
- Ivy road primary school
- Westmoor Primary School
- Linden School- Privately Owned School and part of the Dame Allan group
For further education there is Longbenton Community College in Benton. This college provides a wide variety of Courses for the whole community to enjoy both via the usual night classes and also as an added extra a great many day classes. There is also George Stephenson High School to the north in Killingworth, this school is well known around the area and was praised by Ofsted for its 'Outstanding features'.
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