OFSTED
26 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Tyneside
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
576
576 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
278
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
298
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.7 pts
above England
School
38.5%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.9%
512
African
3.5%
20
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
10
Chinese
1.0%
6
Any other White background
0.9%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
4
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
30.7%
177 of
576 pupils
9.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.9
4.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.55 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
higher than
England
School
8.58%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.98 pts
higher than
England
School
26.80%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
higher than
England
School
3.33%
North Tyneside
1.56%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.0%
3.7 pts
above England
North Gosforth Academy
96.0%
North Tyneside
89.4%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.