Kingsmeadow Community SchoolNorth East Futures UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Kingsmeadow Community School and North East Futures UTC are secondary schools.
Kingsmeadow Community School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and North East Futures UTC 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 North East Futures UTC was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.1 for Kingsmeadow Community School and 29.8 for North East Futures UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kingsmeadow Community School (44.7 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at North East Futures UTC (31.8 in 2021-22, 29.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GatesheadKingsmeadow Community School | Newcastle-upon-TyneNorth East Futures UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 9 in Gateshead | 13th of 17 in Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 868 | 314 | |
| Capacity | 975 | 600 | |
| Location | Gateshead, NE11 9NX | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.1 Stronger figure | 29.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.2% Stronger figure | 39.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 159 | 104 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 37 | 13 | |
| A-level average points | 26.6 | 32.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 | 33.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 911 | 305 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.4% | 54.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.2% | 22.3% | |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 2.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% Stronger figure | 15.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% | 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
North East Futures UTC
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