XP Gateshead

  • Secondary
  • Free school
  • Ages 11 to 16
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Swards Road, Felling, NE10 9UZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

XP Gateshead is a secondary school in Felling for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 92 schools in Gateshead. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 26 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

245 pupils on roll, with places for 250

Eligible for free school meals35.1%

35.1%, 8.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language5.7%

5.7%, 15.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support22%

22%, 7.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.3%

3.3%, 2.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near XP Gateshead

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Ateres Girls High School0.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvementAttainment 8: 52.7
Heworth Grange School0.6 milesOfsted judgements: Requires improvement to goodAttainment 8: 36.4
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead0.7 milesOfsted: OutstandingAttainment 8: 53.2
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvementAttainment 8: 8.2
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvementAttainment 8: 14.6

School details

School type
Free schools
Sector
Free school
Trust
XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Age range
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Headteacher
Julie Mosley
Address
Swards Road, Felling, NE10 9UZ
Local authority
Gateshead
URN
148617

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.