Kingsmeadow Community School
Market Lane, Gateshead, NE11 9NX
868 pupils · 89% of 975 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 25 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 80.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 136 | 333 | 152 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 122 | 300 | 142 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 169 | 111 | 296 | 136 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 138 | 315 | 151 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 181 | 136 | 319 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 186 | 161 | 374 | 186 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 189 | 195 | 424 | 189 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 181 | 172 | 407 | 181 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Whickham School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- North East Futures UTC 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Cuthbert's High School 3.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Grace College 3.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.