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| Kenton Academy (Newcastle) | |
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Kenton Lane and Drayton Road | |
| Coordinates | 55°00′10″N 1°39′27″W / 55.0029°N 1.65742°W |
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| Type | Academy, Sixth form |
| Motto | All Different, All Equal |
| Department for Education URN | 138120 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Age | 11 to 16 (19 for sixth form) |
| Enrolment | 1,797 |
| Website | ks |
Kenton School is an Academy located in Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is near Kenton Lane in Kenton and provides education for students in Key Stage 3 – 5, specifically Years 7 – 11.
Kenton School is a specialist Arts and Technology School and has achieved a Gold Artsmark from the Arts Council of England and a Sportsmark.
The school's sixth form building is used by both sixth formers and students attending the main academy, as well as serving as a local community college known as Kenton College. In a 2012 Ofsted report, the school was rated as Good, a decline from its previous Outstanding status obtained in 2009. The school was later rated as requires improvement in 3 separate reports by Ofsted in 2016,[1] 2019[2] and 2022.[3]