Kenton Comprehensive School is an Academy situated in Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.
It is situated near Kenton Lane in Kenton and is one of the largest academies in the United Kingdom, educating in excess of 2,000 pupils across Key Stage 3 to 5.
Kenton School is a specialist Arts and Technology School and has been granted several marks of achievement including a Gold Artsmark from the Arts Council of England and a 2008 Sportsmark.
The sixth form building is used by both sixth formers and pupils attending the main academy as well as working as a local community college (Kenton College). In their 2009 Ofsted school report, the school was judged as Outstanding.
Read more about Kenton Comprehensive School: Kenton School History, Former Headteachers, The Buildings, Academy Conversion
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