Gosforth Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 2JH · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 13–18
- Att856.5
- P80.6
- EM5+67%
- Absence9.2%
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138120
Kenton School
Academy converter · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 3RU
Ages 11–18 · 1,589 pupils · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
37.0
Overall absence
14.0%
Admissions demand
0.72 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.85
−20+2
Attainment 837.0
English & maths grade 5+29%
English & maths grade 4+49%
EBacc entry22%
EBacc APS: 3.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.9%
Unauthorised11.7%
- Authorised absence
- 2.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 9.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,725
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.72 · Often has places
1st preferences
182
Places offered
324
1st-preference offers
182
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 490
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 263
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- 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 fill74%
1,589 pupils · 2,144 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,589
- Boys / girls
- 767 / 822
- School capacity
- 2,144
- Capacity fill
- 1,589 / 2,144 (74%)
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- FSM pupils
- 931
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
- Academy trust
- NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sinead Green
Location
- Address
- Drayton Road
- Postcode
- NE3 3RU
- 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
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 24 on roll / 24 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 24 on roll / 32 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 (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1,589 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 67.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health….
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 9YH · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–18
- Att856.9
- P80.5
- EM5+60%
- Absence8.3%
1.5 miles away
Callerton Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4JQ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–16
- Absence12.2%
- FSM58.9%
- Demand1.48
1.6 miles away
Studio West
Ofsted: Not judgedStudio schools · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 2SZ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–19
- Att828.4
- P8-1.5
- EM5+22%
- Absence13.5%
1.8 miles away
St Cuthbert's High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 7PX · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–18
- Att846.9
- P80.0
- EM5+38%
- Absence8.4%
1.9 miles away
St Mary's Catholic School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE7 7PE · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–18
- Att855.9
- P80.6
- EM5+63%
- Absence7.8%
2.5 miles away
Jesmond Park Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE7 7DP · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 11–18
- Att850.6
- P80.3
- EM5+52%
- Absence8.4%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sinead Green
- Telephone
- 01912142200