XP Gateshead
Swards Road, Felling, NE10 9UZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Julie Mosley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 148617
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302898792
About this school
XP Gateshead is a secondary academy in Felling. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 245 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected XP Gateshead, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How XP Gateshead has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How XP Gateshead compares
Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.9% | 38.9% | 245 | — |
| Heworth Grange School | 36.4 | 13.8% | 53% | 910 | 0.6 miles |
| Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | 53.2 | 6.6% | 24.2% | 1,505 | 0.7 miles |
| Grace College | 42.9 | 16.8% | 41.5% | 1,125 | 2.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | 45.5 | 9.3% | 23.4% | 1,377 | 2.0 miles |
| Hebburn Comprehensive School | 44.2 | 10.8% | 49.3% | 857 | 2.6 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)
- 38.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heworth Grange School0.6 miles
Secondary · Gateshead
-
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead0.7 miles
Secondary · Gateshead
-
Grace College2.0 miles
Secondary · Gateshead
-
St Joseph's Catholic Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Hebburn
-
Hebburn Comprehensive School2.6 miles
Secondary · Hebburn
Common questions
- What ages does XP Gateshead teach?
- XP Gateshead teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Felling.
- Who is the headteacher of XP Gateshead?
- The headteacher of XP Gateshead is Julie Mosley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has XP Gateshead been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected XP Gateshead, 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 XP Gateshead?
- XP Gateshead has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is XP Gateshead full?
- XP Gateshead has capacity for 250 pupils and 245 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is XP Gateshead a faith school?
- No. XP Gateshead has no designated religious character.
- Is XP Gateshead a selective school?
- No. XP Gateshead is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is XP Gateshead part of an academy trust?
- XP Gateshead is part of XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is XP Gateshead's absence rate?
- XP Gateshead's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does XP Gateshead publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for XP Gateshead. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.