North Gosforth Academy is a 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 15/10/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dudley Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Website: http://www.gosforthacademy.org.uk/north-gosforth
Telephone: 01912361700
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Pete Fox
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144279

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 532
Number of Boys: 272
Number of Girls: 260

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.7 to -0.18
Of the 95 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 94 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:61%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.9
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenfields Community Primary School
Taylor Avenue , Wideopen NE13 6NB 		3out of 4 1,066 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazlewood Community Primary School
Canterbury Way , Wideopen NE13 6JJ 		3out of 4 1,735 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Fordley Primary School
Dudley Drive , Dudley NE23 7AL 		4out of 4 2,162 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School
Westloch Road , NE23 6LW 		3out of 4 3,113 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cramlington Learning Village
Highburn , NE23 6BN 		3out of 4 2,951 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ID Academy
3-5 Brenkley Way , Seaton Burn NE13 6DS 		- not rated 747 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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