Kenton School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In 2026, pupils at Kenton School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.85: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.5, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Kenton School as their first choice and 485 named it as one of their preferences, for 272 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kenton School are Gosforth Junior High Academy (1.3 miles, Good); Gosforth Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); Sacred Heart Catholic High School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.8); and Callerton Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Kenton School.

Kenton School is one of 2 schools run by Northern Leaders Trust, an academy trust.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kenton School (as of September 2025): 36% would recommend the school, 27% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (46%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (27%).

Of the 312 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 107 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

65.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Asian (14%) and other ethnic groups (13%).

Kenton School has a resourced provision (24 places, 24 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (32 places, 24 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kingston Park (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kenton School (s-bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kenton School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Kenton School issued 905 suspensions, 52.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kenton School are St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton (0.1 miles); Mountfield Primary School (0.3 miles); Kenton Bar Primary School (0.3 miles); and Wyndham Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.