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XP Gateshead

Free schools · Felling · NE10 9UZ

Ages 11–16 · 245 pupils · Gateshead

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

2.83 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
157

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

2.83 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

136

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
376
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

245 pupils · 250 places

Pupils on roll
245
Boys / girls
117 / 128
School capacity
250
Capacity fill
245 / 250 (98%)
Free school meals
35.1%
FSM pupils
86
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher
Julie Mosley

Location

Address
Swards Road
Postcode
NE10 9UZ
Town
Felling
Local authority
Gateshead
District
Gateshead
Constituency
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Felling, Gateshead, 245 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.1%.

Open schools in Felling
1
Secondary schools in Felling
1
Academies among open schools in Felling
0% (0)
Open schools in NE10
18
Secondary in NE10
2
Open schools in Gateshead LA
93
Secondary in Gateshead LA
9

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Washington Academy

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    • EM5+16%
    • Absence14.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Julie Mosley
Telephone
01302898792
Website
https://xpgateshead.org/

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