Gosforth Junior High Academy

State-Funded School

gosforth-junior-high-academy-newcastle-upon-tyne-north-east

North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE3 1EEPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gosforth Junior High Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 695 pupils. Gosforth Junior High Academy is part of The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

695

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 695
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
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
18 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Oct 2011	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.