Gosforth Central Middle School

Secondary · Newcastle upon Tyne · NE3 1UN · URN 108519

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-06-12Cohort 600

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Newcastle upon Tyne · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
21.9 pupils per class

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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
18% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
20% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
14.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
12.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
29% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
11% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
72% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
87.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Gosforth Central Middle School Good at its inspection on 12/06/2024.
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Gosforth Central Middle School is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, postcode NE3 1UN (URN 108519).
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