Kenton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 138120
- Address
- Drayton Road, NE3 3RU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1713 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.2%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 59.6%
Other 11.3%
African 4.9%
Bangladeshi 4%
Pakistani 3.7%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 2%
Other Black 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.13
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Kenton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 286
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 308 150 158 |
| Year 8 | 285 125 160 |
| Year 9 | 309 149 160 |
| Year 10 | 309 158 151 |
| Year 11 | 327 152 175 |
| Year 12 | 101 54 47 |
| Year 13 | 74 34 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 39.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 8.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 5.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 45.0% 49.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 11.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 7.0% 6.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |