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Gosforth Junior High Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Regent Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 1EE · juniorhighacademy.org.uk · 0191 285 1000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2014
- Pupils
- 695
- 95 over 600 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 21.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2014, 54 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 47 | 54 | 1.1▲ | 59% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Gosforth Junior High Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 155
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (21%) with SEND