Gosforth Junior High Academy
Secondary schoolGosforth Junior High Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 9 to 13. It had 695 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Gosforth Junior High Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
23% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Archibald First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade150 m
- NHS Choices CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file300 m
- St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- The Newcastle SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file460 m
- Gosforth Central Middle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Gosforth AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).