South Gosforth First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 28 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 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
8.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.6%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.2%
Mixed 9.5%
Other Asian 5.8%
Other White 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

South Gosforth First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
45
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
7
17
Reception, Full-time
61
35
26
Year 1
59
36
23
Year 2
60
36
24
Year 3
59
28
31
Year 4
62
30
32
Year 2024-2025

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