Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge, Great North Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH
Local ranking2nd of 18 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1730
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 54.4
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 63.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.6%
- Entering EBacc
- 73.3%
- EBacc APS
- 5.1
- Cohort Size
- 401
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 57.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B
Avg A-Level Grade
38.9
Avg Points/Entry
38.2
Best 3 A-Levels
322
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.9%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 716
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1927
- Boys
- 967 (50%)
- Girls
- 960 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1730 (111% full)
- SEND
- 11.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.9%
- EAL
- 13.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 10.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 107.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,626/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 70.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Other: 3.2%
- Asian Other: 3.0%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.4%
70.0%
White British
3.9%
Asian Pakistani
3.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136352
- UKPRN
- 10032218
- Establishment No.
- 4429
- Trust
- THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED