Gosforth Junior High Academy
About the school
Gosforth Junior High Academy 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
- 7 November 2023
- Published
- 18 December 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
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
- 71%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 23%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 84%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 49%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 88%
- 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
- 107
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 108
- 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
713
Girls
46.14%
Boys
53.86%
SEN support
13.04%
Education, health and care plan
3.93%
English as an additional language
19.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.93%
Overall absence
5.09
Persistent absence
12.75