Kingsmeadow Community School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Market Lane
 Dunston
 Gateshead
 Tyne and Wear NE11 9NX
Telephone: 0191 460 6004

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Mark Barrett (since September 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Domenic Volpe
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 52.8 / 12.79
Non-teaching Staff*: 35.45
Number of pupils: 911
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.3
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 47.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 31.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £9,041,634*
Income Per Pupil: £9,924
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Gateshead
Constituency: Blaydon
Electoral Ward: Dunston Hill and Whickham East
School Number: 3904041

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (0.0km) show on map
  2. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (1.1km) show on map
  3. Riverside Primary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  4. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (1.1km) show on map
  5. Emmanuel College (1.5km) show on map
  6. Lobley Hill Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  7. Washingwell Community Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  8. Swalwell Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  9. Front Street Community Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. Eslington Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  11. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  12. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  13. St Johns Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Whickham School (2.3km) show on map
  15. West Newcastle Academy (2.3km) show on map
  16. Atkinson Road Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  17. Bensham Grove Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Hawthorn Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Ashfield Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  20. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (2.5km) show on map
  21. NCG (2.5km) show on map
  22. Fellside Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Brighton Avenue Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  24. Bahr Academy (2.6km) show on map
  25. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (2.7km) show on map
  26. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  27. Canning Street Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  28. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  29. Bridgewater Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  30. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary ... (2.8km) show on map
  31. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (2.8km) show on map
  32. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  33. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (3.0km) show on map
  34. Trinity Academy Newcastle (3.0km) show on map
  35. Trinity Solutions Academy (3.0km) show on map
  36. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (3.0km) show on map
  37. Hadrian School (3.0km) show on map
  38. North East Futures UTC (3.0km) show on map
  39. Caedmon Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  40. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  41. Haskel School (3.1km) show on map
  42. Clover Hill Community Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  43. Keser Girls School (3.2km) show on map
  44. Keser Torah Boys' School (3.2km) show on map
  45. Wingrove Primary School (3.2km) show on map
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