Gosforth Central Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Middle deemed secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 1UN · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 9–13
- KS270%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM20.0%
0.3 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: GoodURN 136348
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Academy converter · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 1EE
Ages 9–13 · 695 pupils · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
5.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 109.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.4%
- Authorised absence
- 3.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 756
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill116%
695 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 695
- Boys / girls
- 370 / 325
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 695 / 600 (116%)
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- FSM pupils
- 189
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
- Academy trust
- THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
- Sponsor
- The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd
- Headteacher
- Steve Campbell
Location
- Address
- Regent Avenue, Gosforth
- Postcode
- NE3 1EE
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 5 on roll / 12 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 695 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 27.2%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Gosforth East Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Middle deemed secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 5JT · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 9–13
- KS276%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM17.1%
0.6 miles away
Great Park Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Middle deemed secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE13 9FR · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 9–16
- KS280%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM14.0%
2.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Steve Campbell
- Telephone
- 01912851000