North Gosforth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 144279
- Address
- Dudley Lane, Seaton Burn, NE13 6EJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 552 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 91.3%
African 2.4%
Mixed 2.1%
Other 0.9%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 91 |
Admissions
North Gosforth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 85
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 56 54 |
| Year 8 | 128 64 64 |
| Year 9 | 116 69 47 |
| Year 10 | 103 62 41 |
| Year 11 | 95 46 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 84.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 42.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 41.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 4.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |