Gosforth Junior High Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Kenton School
Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Local ranking12th of 17 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2144
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 290
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 68.0%
- Higher education
- 30.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 28.0%
- Not sustained
- 19.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
66
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 176
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1713
- Boys
- 767 (48%)
- Girls
- 822 (52%)
- Capacity
- 2144 (74% full)
- SEND
- 15.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 64.2%
- EAL
- 30.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 12.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 113.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,664/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 60.1%
- Other: 11.4%
- Black African: 4.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 4.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.8%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
60.1%
White British
11.4%
Other
4.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Drayton Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 138120
- UKPRN
- 10037231
- Establishment No.
- 4485
- Trust
- NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
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