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XP Gateshead
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Swards Road, Felling NE10 9UZ · xpgateshead.org · 0191 481 4360
On the mapSearch near NE10 9UZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 245
- 98% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 43% 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 | 50 | 95 | 1.9▲ | 43% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 112 | 2.3▲ | 39% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 136 | 2.8▲ | 29% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 149 | 3.1▲ | 23% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 115 | 2.4▲ | 30% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected XP Gateshead on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 53
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (21%) with SEND