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Kenton School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 3RU · ks.northernleaderstrust.org · 0191 214 2200
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Newcastle upon Tyne 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,589
- 74% of 2,144 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- First language not English
- 33.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 272 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 272 | 153 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 286 | 174 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 324 | 182 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 300 | 197 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 369 | 218 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 40.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.1 | −4 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | — |
| Further education | 41.7 | +9.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.6 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 students | C- (26.2) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 66 students | C- (26.2) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 32 students | Merit+ (29.3) | Average +0.01 | |
| 10 students | Merit+ (29.2) | Average +0.13 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 79 | C- (27.1) | -0.35 |
| 2022/23 | 69 | C- (25) | — |
| 2021/22 | 78 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 75 | C- (27.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 88 | C- (27.4) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 92 | C- (26) | +0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 130 | D+ (22.9) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.3 | +6.6 |
| Further education | 4.7 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −3.6 |
| Employment | 27.1 | +4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.9 | −4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kenton School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
36% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 36%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied