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Gosforth Park First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Foundation school
Granville Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 5JQ · gosforthpark.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 285 2559
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Last distance offered
- 0.89 mi
- 1.42 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 299
- 100% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.89 mi (1.42 km) from the school. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.89 mi1.42 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Gosforth Park First School on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 73
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied