Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH
1,925 pupils · 111% of 1,730 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 63.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 73.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Sept 2015 entry | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's Catholic School 2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Kenton School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Jesmond Park Academy 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Longbenton High School 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- George Stephenson High School 4.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.