Gosforth Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Knightsbridge
 Great North Road
 Gosforth
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE3 2JH
Telephone: 0191 285 1000

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 13-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Gosforth High School
Trust: The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
Sponsor: The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Preit Chahal (since November 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Hugh Robinson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 102.87 / 29.11
Non-teaching Staff*: 64.48
Number of pupils: 1927
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.7
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 30.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Parklands
School Number: 3914429

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd June 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. NHS Choices College (0.2km) show on map
  2. Grange First School (0.3km) show on map
  3. Gosforth East Middle School (0.3km) show on map
  4. Gosforth Central Middle School (0.5km) show on map
  5. Gosforth Junior High Academy (0.5km) show on map
  6. Gosforth Park First School (0.6km) show on map
  7. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (0.6km) show on map
  8. Archibald First School (0.6km) show on map
  9. St Charles' Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  10. Regent Farm First School (0.9km) show on map
  11. Newcastle School for Boys (0.9km) show on map
  12. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (1.0km) show on map
  13. South Gosforth First School (1.5km) show on map
  14. North Fawdon Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Westfield School (1.7km) show on map
  16. Mountfield Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Hopespring Newcastle (1.8km) show on map
  18. Wyndham Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  19. St Mary's Catholic School (2.1km) show on map
  20. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton (2.3km) show on map
  21. Brunton First School (2.3km) show on map
  22. Kenton School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Newcastle Bridges School (2.5km) show on map
  24. Balliol Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  25. Kenton Bar Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  26. West Jesmond Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Northern Counties School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Cragside Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  29. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (3.0km) show on map
  30. Benton Park Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  31. Benton House School (3.1km) show on map
  32. Longbenton High School (3.1km) show on map
  33. Jesmond Park Academy (3.1km) show on map
  34. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (3.1km) show on map
  35. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.1km) show on map
  36. Kingston Park Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  37. Havannah First School (3.1km) show on map
  38. Great Park Academy (3.1km) show on map
  39. Benton Dene Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  40. Benton Dene School (3.3km) show on map
  41. Newcastle Preparatory School (3.5km) show on map
  42. Royal Grammar School (3.5km) show on map
  43. Percy Hedley Hedleys College (3.6km) show on map
  44. Hazlewood Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  45. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  46. Ravenswood Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  47. Hilton Primary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  48. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (3.9km) show on map
  49. Dame Allan's Schools (3.9km) show on map
  50. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  51. Forest Hall Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  52. Grasmere Academy (4.0km) show on map
  53. Sacred Heart Catholic High School (4.0km) show on map
  54. Sacred Heart Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  55. Cheviot Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  56. Greenfields Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  57. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (4.1km) show on map
  58. Moorside Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  59. Westmoor Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  60. George Stephenson High School (4.1km) show on map
  61. Percy Hedley School (4.1km) show on map
  62. Farne Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  63. Ivy Road Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  64. Wingrove Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  65. Hotspur Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  66. Bailey Green Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  67. Chillingham Road Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  68. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (4.4km) show on map
  69. Christ Church CofE Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  70. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  71. St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope (4.5km) show on map
  72. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  73. Callerton Academy (4.5km) show on map
  74. Simonside Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  75. Burradon Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  76. Amberley Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  77. Bahr Academy (4.8km) show on map
  78. Trinity Academy Newcastle (4.8km) show on map
  79. Trinity Solutions Academy (4.8km) show on map
  80. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (4.8km) show on map
  81. Redesdale Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  82. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  83. Benfield School (4.9km) show on map
  84. St Paul's CofE Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  85. Mary Astell Academy (4.9km) show on map
  86. Beech Hill Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  87. Thomas Bewick School (4.9km) show on map
  88. Ashfield Nursery School (5.0km) show on map
  89. Canning Street Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  90. Hawthorn Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  91. North Gosforth Academy (5.0km) show on map
  92. Hadrian School (5.0km) show on map
  93. St Cuthbert's High School (5.0km) show on map
  94. Wallsend Jubilee Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  95. NCG (5.2km) show on map
  96. North East Futures UTC (5.2km) show on map
  97. Studio West (5.2km) show on map
  98. Walkergate Community School (5.2km) show on map
  99. Byker Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  100. Westerhope Primary School (5.3km) show on map
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