South Gosforth First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 29 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 9 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
108439
Address
Alnmouth Drive, South Gosforth, NE3 1YF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
329 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
9.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
2.7%
Persistent absence
4.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.4%
Mixed 7.6%
Other Asian 5.5%
Other White 2.7%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.5%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
African 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

South Gosforth First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
74
2nd preference
64
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
15
10
Reception, Full-time
60
36
24
Year 1
59
33
26
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
60
29
31
Year 4
61
36
25
Year 2023-2024

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