Gosforth Central Middle School

Foundation school·Primary school Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne·NE3 1UN
Composite score
59.6
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#4,013
National rank
#221
In North East
#22
In Newcastle upon Tyne
Top 27%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
601
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
19.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,736
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Gosforth Central Middle School at a glance

Located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gosforth Central Middle School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 601 pupils aged 9 to 13. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 27% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Gosforth Central Middle School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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