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Kenton Bar Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Elaine Boardman

corporate_fareSMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3YF

language Visit Website phone 1912860536

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

322

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Kenton Bar Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kenton Bar Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 275 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #44 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #7,915 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 63%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing63% LA 71%

Maths66% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading54% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.1

-6.0 to -2.3

-0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 1.5

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.3 to -2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 1.5

-0.6 to 3.5

1.1

Write

LA 1.5

-0.8 to 3.0

3.6

Maths

LA 1.6

1.8 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 68%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths74% LA 78%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 1.5

-2.8 to 1.6

-0.3

Write

LA 1.3

-2.4 to 1.8

-0.3

Maths

LA 1.6

-2.3 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-10-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-10-05

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 275 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	275	2	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	286	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	325	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	326	5	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	298	5	1.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	342	7	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	322	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	306	4	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	325	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	281	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	269	2	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	301	4	1.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	281	2	0.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	276	6	2.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	284	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	273	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils