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Kingsmeadow Community School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Market Lane, Dunston, Gateshead NE11 9NX · kingsmeadow.org.uk · 0191 460 6004

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.9
average Attainment 8 score. Gateshead 47, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
868
89% of 975 places
Local authority
Gateshead
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
51.6%
First language not English
22.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gateshead Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 136 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 136 (Places 181)136September 2023: 138 (Places 172)138September 2024: 111 (Places 169)111September 2025: 122 (Places 173)122September 2026: 136 (Places 175)136Places 175
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261751360.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251731220.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241691110.799%
September 2023Sept 20231721380.8100%
September 2022Sept 20221811360.8100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 20252.63 mi4.23 km

The council's table says 'All offered' for this school.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 36.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gateshead it was 47, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.5 (England 46.3)42.52017/18: 42.8 (England 46.5)42.82018/19: 41.0 (England 46.7)41.02021/22: 44.7 (England 48.8)44.72022/23: 42.1 (England 46.3)42.12023/24: 37.6 (England 45.9)37.62024/25: 42.9 (England 46.0)42.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.946.0
▼36.4%45.4%
▼58.4%64.8%
▲80.9%40.5%
●4.084.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form14−19.5
Further education62.2+13.2
Apprenticeship5.5+3.6
Employment4.3+1.1
Not in a lasting destination9.1+0.1
Activity not captured4.9+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

21/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 29.3 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 30.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 27.6 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 26.6 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
37 studentsC- (26.6)Below average -0.41
37 studentsC- (27)Below average -0.35
31 studentsDist- (32.5)Average -0.06
7 studentsDist- (32.1)Average -0.49
0%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2434C- (27.6)-0.20
2022/2312C (30)—
2021/2213C (29.3)—

Where sixth-form leavers went

2021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University48.6−16.1
Further education5.5—
Apprenticeship2.7−9.1
Employment29.7+12.1
Not in a lasting destination10.8—
Activity not captured2.7−3.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Kingsmeadow Community School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
13 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
84%
Positive
78%
Replies
81
9% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●84% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●79% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well●78% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼73% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●72% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲52% agreeEngland 43%

based on 27 parents (33%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 63%

based on 26 parents (32%) with SEND

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