Gosforth Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE3 2JHPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gosforth Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,925 pupils. Gosforth Academy is part of The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 63.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.11

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,925

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,925
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 May 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.