Secondary school

North Gosforth Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • North Tyneside
  • NE13 6EJ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,982 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 71%2021/22: top 65%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 843.9 · North East 45.25/10 Middle+8.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths40.2% · North East 43.7%5/10 Middle−13.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.96 · North East 3.936/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.55 · North East −0.213/10 Below−8.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2018/19Not enough data · North East 32.2Suppressed in 2018/19 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.2 · 76 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 39.9 · 77 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 41.4 · 63 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 42.4 · 95 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 45.5 · 113 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 39.9 · 91 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 40.3 · 95 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 43.9 · 92 pupils · North East 45.246.239.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 77 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 29% · 63 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 27% · 95 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 50% · 113 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 34% · 91 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 36.8% · 95 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 40.2% · 92 pupils · North East 43.7%50%27%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.37 · 33 pupils · North East 29.922016/17: 29.31 · 38 pupils · North East 30.512017/18: 24.67 · 23 pupils · North East 31.342018/19: withheld29.3124.37No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2018/19

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
90 of 90 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9090
2nd224
3rd232

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2009Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Requires improvement
  8. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026576
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.6%
First language not English3.7%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils26.8%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

96% full · 600 places · 11 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 74 responses (13.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.1% not applicable67.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year63.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.6% not applicable70.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.1% who said Yes above69.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school86.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing79.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.5
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 31
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 12.9

Teachers 33 FTE · Whole workforce 58.1 · 75 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,548
Spend per pupil£8,924
Staff spend per pupil£6,362
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£776,000in-year balance

Grants £8,176 · self-generated £223 · premises £638 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED (6 academies) · trust reserve £3,600,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

95 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.9%
  • Education61.1%
  • Apprenticeship9.5%
  • Employment8.4%
  • Not sustained20%
  • Unknown1.1%