OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
18 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Multi-faith
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust
Gosforth Schools' Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
320
318 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
157
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
163
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.8 pts
below England
School
15.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.0 pts
below England
School
10.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.6%
261
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
11
Any other ethnic group
3.4%
11
Indian
2.5%
8
Any other White background
2.2%
7
Pakistani
1.9%
6
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
16.3%
52 of
320 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.24%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.97 pts
lower than
England
School
4.24%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.10 pts
lower than
England
School
8.71%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.1%
7.9 pts
above England
Dinnington First School
96.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne
93.2%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.