Kingsmeadow Community SchoolGrace College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gateshead.
Summary of the comparison
Kingsmeadow Community School and Grace College are secondary schools in Gateshead.
Kingsmeadow Community School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Grace College scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Kingsmeadow Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Kingsmeadow Community School was judged the expected standard and Grace College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.9 for Kingsmeadow Community School and 42.9 for Grace College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kingsmeadow Community School (44.7 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25) and has risen at Grace College (40.6 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GatesheadKingsmeadow Community School | GatesheadGrace College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 9 in Gateshead Stronger figure | 7th of 9 in Gateshead | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 911 | 1,146 | |
| Capacity | 975 | 1,432 | |
| Location | Gateshead, NE11 9NX | Gateshead, NE9 6LE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.4% | 41.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.4% | 60.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 80.9% Stronger figure | 56.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 Stronger figure | 4.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 173 | 210 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 37 | 26 | |
| A-level average points | 26.6 | 28.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 Stronger figure | 30.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 911 | 1,146 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.4% | 41.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.2% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 17.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% Stronger figure | 16.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.5% Stronger figure | 41.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Kingsmeadow Community School
Grace College
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