South Gosforth First School

State-Funded School

south-gosforth-first-school-newcastle-upon-tyne-north-east

North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE3 1YFPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

South Gosforth First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–9, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 325 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

325

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 9
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 325
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.