Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX · Gateshead · secondary school
7th of 8 secondary schools in Gateshead we can score, 9 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 — 4.5/10 against 277 of them, against 2.2/10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 13 | 35% | 0.45 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 36.4 · 31 | 30% | 0.92 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.75 · 7 | 25% | 0.17 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.9 · 34 | 10% | 0.34 |
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, 36.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.75 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.2 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils travel to Croatia, Barcelona, Disneyland Paris, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, Montenegro, and New York City. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.
Getting in. The school has 868 pupils in a capacity of 975, leaving 107 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help in English and maths, given the Progress 8 score? What specific activities or clubs are available for students who finish early, since there is no after-school provision? How does the recent inspection report address the gap between the school’s attainment and the national median?
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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