OFSTED
9 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
614
614 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
315
51.3% of pupils
Male pupils
299
48.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.9%
417
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
32
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
29
Indian
3.9%
24
Pakistani
2.9%
18
Unclassified
2.8%
17
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
15.0%
92 of
614 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 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
83.0%
22.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
74.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
70.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Maths
18.0 pts above England
School
90.0%
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
4.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.90 pts
lower than
England
School
4.32%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.17 pts
lower than
England
School
7.65%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
higher than
England
School
2.55%
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
51.2%
38.6 pts
below England
Great Park Academy
51.2%
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.