OFSTED
7 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust
THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
695
695 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
325
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
370
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.4 pts
above England
School
21.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.6%
435
Indian
6.0%
42
Any other White background
4.7%
33
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
33
Any other Asian background
4.2%
29
Pakistani
3.5%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.0%
139 of
695 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
74.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
70.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
73.5%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.12 pts
lower than
England
School
5.09%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.06 pts
lower than
England
School
12.75%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.81%
Newcastle upon Tyne
2.25%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
115.8%
26.1 pts
above England
Gosforth Junior High Academy
115.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne
93.9%
North East
84.6%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.