Kenton School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Drayton Road
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE3 3RU
Telephone: 0191 214 2200

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Kenton School
Trust: Northern Leaders Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Sinead Green (since February 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Jason Holt
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 105.2 / 22.24
Non-teaching Staff*: 82.14
Number of pupils: 1713
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.3
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 62.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 40.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 42.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 41.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Blakelaw
School Number: 3914485

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th March 2025 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Newcastle Bridges School (0.0km) show on map
  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton (0.2km) show on map
  3. Kenton Bar Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Mountfield Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Wyndham Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Hilton Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  7. Kingston Park Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  8. North Fawdon Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  9. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  10. Regent Farm First School (1.6km) show on map
  11. Cheviot Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  12. Farne Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  13. St Charles' Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  14. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (1.8km) show on map
  15. St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope (2.1km) show on map
  16. Westfield School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Grange First School (2.2km) show on map
  18. Archibald First School (2.2km) show on map
  19. Gosforth Junior High Academy (2.2km) show on map
  20. Callerton Academy (2.3km) show on map
  21. Sacred Heart Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  22. Newcastle School for Boys (2.3km) show on map
  23. Simonside Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  24. Sacred Heart Catholic High School (2.4km) show on map
  25. NHS Choices College (2.4km) show on map
  26. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  27. Dame Allan's Schools (2.5km) show on map
  28. Mary Astell Academy (2.5km) show on map
  29. Beech Hill Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  30. Thomas Bewick School (2.5km) show on map
  31. Gosforth Academy (2.5km) show on map
  32. Gosforth Central Middle School (2.7km) show on map
  33. Studio West (2.8km) show on map
  34. Gosforth East Middle School (2.8km) show on map
  35. Westerhope Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  36. Gosforth Park First School (2.9km) show on map
  37. Wingrove Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  38. Brunton First School (2.9km) show on map
  39. St Cuthbert's High School (3.0km) show on map
  40. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (3.0km) show on map
  41. Trinity Academy Newcastle (3.2km) show on map
  42. Trinity Solutions Academy (3.2km) show on map
  43. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (3.2km) show on map
  44. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (3.2km) show on map
  45. South Gosforth First School (3.3km) show on map
  46. Hadrian School (3.3km) show on map
  47. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.3km) show on map
  48. Moorside Primary School (3.4km) show on map
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  50. Broadwood Primary School (3.5km) show on map
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  53. Northern Counties School (3.5km) show on map
  54. Havannah First School (3.5km) show on map
  55. Great Park Academy (3.5km) show on map
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  68. Royal Grammar School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Newcastle Preparatory School (4.1km) show on map
  70. Ashfield Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  71. St Johns Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  72. St Mary's Catholic School (4.2km) show on map
  73. Hopespring Newcastle (4.2km) show on map
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  76. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  77. Lemington Riverside Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  78. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close (4.5km) show on map
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  80. NCG (4.6km) show on map
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  91. Hotspur Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  92. Talbot House Children's Charity (5.1km) show on map
  93. Riverside Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
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  95. Walbottle Academy (5.4km) show on map
  96. Ravenswood Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  97. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (5.5km) show on map
  98. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (5.5km) show on map
  99. Newburn Manor Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  100. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (5.5km) show on map
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