Gosforth Central Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Great North Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN
Website: www.gosforthcent.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912851793
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susannah Webb
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108519

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 535
Number of Pupils: 535
Number of Boys: 273
Number of Girls: 262

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.5
Writing
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
Christon Road , Gosforth NE3 1US
3out of 4 584 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Archibald First School
Archibald Street , Gosforth NE3 1EB
4out of 4 633 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Regent Farm Road , Gosforth NE3 3HE
- not rated 661 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's RC Primary School
Hartford Road , Gosforth NE3 5LE
4out of 4 790 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Grange First School
Norham Road , Gosforth NE3 2NP
3out of 4 836 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge , Great North Road NE3 2JH
4out of 4 537 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Great Park Academy
Knightsbridge, Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 2JH
- not rated 546 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE
4out of 4 1,698 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kenton School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU
2out of 4 2,802 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP
1out of 4 2,806 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE
4out of 4 539 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT
3out of 4 656 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newcastle School for Boys
30 West Avenue , NE3 4ES
- not rated 852 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Westfield School
Oakfield Road , Gosforth NE3 4HS
- not rated 1,545 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ
- not rated 1,572 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Northern Counties School
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BB
3out of 4 2,632 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newcastle Bridges School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU
4out of 4 2,796 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.