Kingsmeadow Community School

State-Funded School

kingsmeadow-community-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE11 9NXPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Kingsmeadow Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Gateshead, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 868 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 25 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

868

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 868
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.