Kenton School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3RU
Composite score
48.4

Kenton School at a glance

Located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Kenton School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 1,713 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 38.7, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 64% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Kenton School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,686
National rank
#119
In North East
#7
In Newcastle upon Tyne
Top 84%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
38.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
54%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.14

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,713 % FSM ever-6 64.2% % EAL 30.5% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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