Gosforth Central Middle School
About the school
Gosforth Central Middle School is an open all-through school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 June 2024
- Published
- 9 September 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Secondary academic results
No data is available for 2024/25.
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 11%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 76%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 29%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
601
Girls
47.75%
Boys
52.25%
SEN support
12.31%
Education, health and care plan
3.49%
English as an additional language
19.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.64%
Overall absence
4.39
Persistent absence
9.52