Kenton School
Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sinead Green
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,144
- Pupils on roll
- 1,589
- URN
- 138120
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912142200
About this school
Kenton School is a secondary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,589 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kenton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 268 | 312 | 318 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.71 -0.90 to -0.53 | -0.85 -1.02 to -0.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 29.2% | 40.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 49% | 54.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 21.5% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kenton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.3 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.7 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,820 |
| 2023/24 | 1,795 |
| 2024/25 | 1,713 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kenton School compares
Kenton School ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.7 | 12.9% | 64.2% | 1,589 | — |
| Gosforth Academy | 54.4 | 8.8% | 19.9% | 1,925 | 1.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High School | 52.1 | 9.5% | 37.8% | 1,424 | 1.5 miles |
| Callerton Academy | — | 13.5% | 59.7% | 684 | 1.6 miles |
| Studio West | 30.9 | 13% | 63.2% | 496 | 1.8 miles |
| St Cuthbert's High School | 49 | 8.1% | 40.3% | 1,224 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.17%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.88%
- Persistent absence
- 34.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gosforth Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Sacred Heart Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Callerton Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Studio West1.8 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Cuthbert's High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Kenton School ranks 11th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Benfield School Secondary
- Callerton Academy Secondary
- George Stephenson High School Secondary
- Gosforth Academy Secondary
- Jesmond Park Academy Secondary
- Longbenton High School Secondary
- North Gosforth Academy Secondary
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School Secondary
- St Cuthbert's High School Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic School Secondary
- Studio West Secondary
- Walbottle Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Kenton School teach?
- Kenton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the principal of Kenton School?
- The principal of Kenton School is Mrs Sinead Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kenton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kenton School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kenton School?
- Kenton School has 1,589 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kenton School full?
- Kenton School has capacity for 2,144 pupils and 1,589 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kenton School a faith school?
- No. Kenton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kenton School a selective school?
- No. Kenton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kenton School part of an academy trust?
- Kenton School is part of NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kenton School have?
- The schools register lists Kenton School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kenton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 38.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kenton School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Kenton School ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kenton School's absence rate?
- Kenton School's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kenton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kenton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.