Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU · Newcastle upon Tyne · secondary school
7th of 12 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne we can score, 17 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.4/10 against 201 of them, against 2.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 40.3 · 41 | 46% | 1.89 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.85 · 5 | 38% | 0.18 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 38.7 · 16 | 15% | 0.24 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 40.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 38.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 for 2023/24 was -0.85, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Kenton Combined Cadet Force or the Chess club.
Getting in. The school has 1713 pupils in a capacity of 2144, leaving 431 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils with a Progress 8 score of -0.85 to improve their outcomes? What specific support is available for students who need help catching up in English and maths? How does the school manage class sizes given the significant number of spare places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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