UK Schools
Kingsmeadow Community School
Kingsmeadow Community School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Gateshead, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 868 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 2 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Kingsmeadow Community School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Kingsmeadow Community School.
- 2 First day of term (Year 7 only)
- 3 First day of term (All year groups)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Return to school after Autumn Half Term
- 21 Occasional Day (School Closed)
- 24 Occasional Day (School Closed)
- 25 Return to school after Occasional Days
- 19 Last Day of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break)
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (Two-week break)
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 First Day of Spring Term
- 23–27 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 2 Return to school after Spring Half Term
- 2 Last Day of Spring Term
- 3–17 Easter Holiday (Two-week break)
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 24–31 Summer Holiday (Approximate six-week break)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (Approximate six-week break)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–3 Summer Holiday (Approximate six-week break)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First day of term (Year 7 only) September 2, 2025 Term
- First day of term (All year groups) September 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Return to school after Autumn Half Term November 3, 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day (School Closed) November 21, 2025 Event
- Occasional Day (School Closed) November 24, 2025 Event
- Return to school after Occasional Days November 25, 2025 Event
- Last Day of Autumn Term December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday (Two-week break) December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Spring Term January 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 23-27, 2026 Holiday
- Return to school after Spring Half Term March 2, 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Spring Term April 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday (Two-week break) April 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Approximate six-week break) July 24 - September 3, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) January 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) April 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) December 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Kingsmeadow Community School with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.62 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 30.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Kingsmeadow Community School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Kingsmeadow Community School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.