58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
81%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
706.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
911
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Kingsmeadow Community School · Secondary with sixth form · Gateshead
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
+8pp
67%59%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
+9pp
49%36%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
42.9
+5.3
44.741.237.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.9
EBacc entry
81%
-2pp
90%49%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
EBacc APS
706.1
+114.1
706.1529.2352.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 706.1
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
26.6
-1.0
30.028.326.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.6
A-level value added
-0.41
-0.2
-0.2-0.3-0.4
'24'25
'25 · -0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'22'24'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
CCC-
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
911
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Market Lane, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9NX
Local authority
Gateshead
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 36% | 42.9 | Not applicable | 81% | 706.1 | 82% | 911 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 27% | 37.6 | -0.75 | 83% | 592.0 | 84% | 970 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 34% | 42.1 | -0.41 | 90% | 606.9 | 90% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 49% | 44.7 | -0.71 | 88% | 691.2 | 88% | 892 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 23% | 41.0 | -0.49 | 8% | 352.3 | 8% | 743 |
| 2017/18 | 55% | 24% | 42.8 | +0.11 | 21% | 306.2 | 21% | 646 |
| 2016/17 | 39% | 17% | 42.5 | +0.02 | 13% | — | 13% | 590 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 26.6 | C- | -0.41 | 0% | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 27.6 | C- | -0.20 | 0% | 39 |
| 2022/23 | 30.0 | C | — | Suppressed | 19 |
| 2021/22 | 29.3 | C | — | 0% | 17 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 911 | 18.4 | 22% | 21% | 49% | 10% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 970 | 19.7 | 20% | 17% | 49% | 15% | 45% |
| 2022/23 | 939 | 17.2 | 19% | 14% | 47% | 14% | 42% |
| 2021/22 | 892 | 17.0 | 17% | 12% | 45% | 14% | 44% |
| 2020/21 | 886 | 20.0 | 16% | 10% | 42% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 743 | 17.9 | 13% | 9% | 49% | 7% | 23% |
| 2017/18 | 646 | 14.4 | 13% | 6% | 50% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 590 | 13.4 | 16% | 6% | 52% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.