Kenton School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE3 3RUPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Kenton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

It currently serves 1,589 pupils. Kenton School is part of NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.14

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

14%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,589

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,589
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 May 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
10 Nov 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
24 Mar 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.