Benfield School
Academy converter · 819 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.5
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Kenton School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,589of 2,144 places
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 318
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Kenton School (URN 108528, until 1 May 2012).
What the data says
Of the 268 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kenton School in 2023, 34% stayed on in Kenton School’s own sixth form (Newcastle upon Tyne average 39%), 40% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 30% went to university (Newcastle upon Tyne 29%, England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Newcastle upon Tyne and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kenton School | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 268 | 2,784 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 86% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 74% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 34% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 5% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kenton School | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 114 | 6,923 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 68% | 74% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 30% | 29% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 9% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 8% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 28% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 19% | 20% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Kenton School | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.7 | 43.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.14 | 3.93 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 59% | 47% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.9 | 33.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.3 | 53.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 25% | 23% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 313 | 98% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 313 | 98% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 63% |
| English Literature | 298 | 94% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 57% |
| Combined Science | 246 | 77% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 36% |
| History | 155 | 49% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 38% |
| Geography | 154 | 48% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 44% |
| Photography | 81 | 25% | 6% | 30% | 19% | 95% |
| Physics | 66 | 21% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 56% |
| Biology | 65 | 20% | 23% | 18% | 45% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 60 | 19% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 85% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 16% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 50% |
| Chemistry | 49 | 15% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 80% |
| Textiles | 48 | 15% | 2% | 50% | 27% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 9% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 57% |
| 3D Design | 24 | 8% | 2% | 4% | 16% | 92% |
| French | 20 | 6% | 18% | 30% | 29% | 95% |
| Media Studies | 20 | 6% | 4% | 15% | 20% | 80% |
| Graphic Communication | 20 | 6% | 1% | 10% | 23% | 90% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 6% | 31% | 5% | 32% | 68% |
| Arabic | 11 | 3% | 1% | 45% | 47% | 82% |
| Citizenship Studies | 7 | 2% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 0% |
| Chinese | 4 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Portuguese | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Modern Greek | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 76 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 58 | 88% | — |
| Health Studies | 56 | 85% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 27 | 41% | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 24 | 36% | — |
| Small Business Management | 12 | 18% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 10 | 15% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 6 | 9% | — |
| Tourism | 6 | 9% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Kenton School | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 176 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 66 | 1,502 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.19 | 33.48 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 7% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 24 | 36% | 20% |
| Psychology | 19 | 29% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 17 | 26% | 17% |
| Mathematics | 15 | 23% | 31% |
| English Language | 10 | 15% | 4% |
| Law | 10 | 15% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 14% | 5% |
| Photography | 8 | 12% | 3% |
| Sociology | 8 | 12% | 13% |
| Physics | 6 | 9% | 12% |
| Media Studies | 6 | 9% | 4% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Turkish | — | — | 0% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 13 | 20% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 11 | 17% | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 8 | 12% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Hairdressing Services | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Small Business Management | BTEC Technical Certificate L2 - Band E - P-D | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.