Gosforth Junior High Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In its own words: "Gosforth Junior High Academy is a vibrant, inclusive, and forward-thinking school community, dedicated to nurturing the potential of every student in Years 5 to 8. Our mission is to provide a high-quality education that inspires academic achievement, personal growth, and confident preparation for the next stage of learning."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, drama, choir, chess, gardening, art, knitting, film and debating.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Gosforth Junior High Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2014 entry, 54 families put Gosforth Junior High Academy as their first choice and 320 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Gosforth Junior High Academy are Gosforth Central Middle School (0.3 miles, Good); Gosforth Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); Gosforth East Middle School (0.6 miles, Good); and St Mary's Catholic School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.1).

Gosforth Junior High Academy is one of 6 schools run by The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52 in 2024/25.

Gosforth Junior High Academy has a resourced provision for visual impairment: 12 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gosforth Junior High Academy (n-bound), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gosforth Junior High Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 185 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (318).

In 2024/25, Gosforth Junior High Academy issued 134 suspensions, 18.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Gosforth Junior High Academy are Archibald First School (under 0.1 miles), St Charles' Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Grange First School (0.4 miles) and Regent Farm First School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.