OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
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
684
684 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
302
44.2% of pupils
Male pupils
382
55.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.0 pts
above England
School
58.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
below England
School
20.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.0%
465
African
5.6%
38
Any other ethnic group
5.0%
34
Any other Asian background
4.5%
31
Any other White background
3.5%
24
Pakistani
2.2%
15
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
20.8%
142 of
684 pupils
0.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
13.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.28 pts
higher than
England
School
13.49%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
36.93%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
21.11 pts
higher than
England
School
36.93%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.38 pts
higher than
England
School
7.19%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
57.0%
35.3 pts
below England
Callerton Academy
57.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
86.4%
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.