Kingsmeadow Community SchoolSt Cuthbert's High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Kingsmeadow Community School and St Cuthbert's High School are secondary schools.
Kingsmeadow Community School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Cuthbert's High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Cuthbert's High School is ahead on our composite score.
Kingsmeadow Community School was judged the expected standard and St Cuthbert's High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.9 for Kingsmeadow Community School and 49.0 for St Cuthbert's High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kingsmeadow Community School (44.7 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Cuthbert's High School (54.7 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GatesheadKingsmeadow Community School | Newcastle-upon-TyneSt Cuthbert's High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100 | C58/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 9 in Gateshead | 9th of 17 in Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 911 | 1,211 | |
| Capacity | 975 | 1,207 | |
| Location | Gateshead, NE11 9NX | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.4% | 51.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.4% | 69.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 80.9% Stronger figure | 60.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.45 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 173 | 198 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 37 | 70 | |
| A-level average points | 26.6 | 33.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.7 | 35.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 15.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 911 | 1,211 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.4% | 40.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.2% | 36.8% | |
| SEN support | 18.8% | 16.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 8.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.5% | 22.8% Stronger figure | 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
St Cuthbert's High School
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