North Gosforth Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In its own words: "At North Gosforth Academy, our mission is to inspire excellence in every student-academically, personally, and socially. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and ambitious environment, where their potential is recognised and nurtured."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, badminton, chess, gardening, art and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at North Gosforth Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Tyneside and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Tyneside and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 43.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.55: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.5, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and Food Preparation and Nutrition.

For September 2026 entry, 90 families put North Gosforth Academy as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 99 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to North Gosforth Academy are Cramlington Learning Village (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5); Great Park Academy (2 miles, Good); George Stephenson High School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.7); and Gosforth East Middle School (2.9 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than North Gosforth Academy.

North Gosforth 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.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about North Gosforth Academy (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (70%).

Of the 95 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 61% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 54% to a further education college, 10% to an apprenticeship and 8% into work.

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 150 pupils (26%) received SEN support and 27 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Railway station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gosforth Academy (se-bound), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Tyneside (232).

In 2024/25, North Gosforth Academy issued 151 suspensions, 26.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to North Gosforth Academy are Greenfields Community Primary School (0.6 miles), Hazlewood Community Primary School (1 mile), Fordley Primary School (1.2 miles) and Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.