Kenton School
About the school
Kenton School is an open secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 March 2025
- Published
- 1 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.7
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.30%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.40%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.80%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 41.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.14
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 3.93
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.19
AAB or better
- School
- 7.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1713
Girls
52.01%
Boys
47.99%
SEN support
12.08%
Education, health and care plan
3.39%
English as an additional language
30.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
64.17%
Overall absence
12.88
Persistent absence
34.76
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
268
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
68%
Higher education
30%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
28%