North Gosforth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 26 2024 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
- 562 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 90.2%
African 2.1%
Mixed 1.9%
Other 1.6%
Other White 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
Admissions
North Gosforth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 72 53 |
| Year 8 | 110 55 55 |
| Year 9 | 122 60 62 |
| Year 10 | 113 68 45 |
| Year 11 | 92 56 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |