Ofsted inspection · 12/06/2024
Overview of Gosforth Central Middle School · All-through · Newcastle upon Tyne
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 11% | 85% | 45% | 81% | 21% | 79% | 27% | 86% | 76% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 601 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 13% | 88% | 41% | 83% | 19% | 88% | 33% | 84% | 85% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 585 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 16% | 80% | 40% | 82% | 22% | 83% | 31% | 86% | 78% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +0.00 | +0.30 | -0.10 | 15% | 572 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 16% | 82% | 39% | 88% | 32% | 88% | 23% | 91% | 75% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +1.40 | +1.40 | -0.40 | 16% | 514 |
| 2017/18 | 82% | 22% | 88% | 39% | 91% | 38% | 88% | 36% | 90% | 81% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | +0.50 | +1.30 | +0.70 | 14% | 512 |
| 2016/17 | 76% | 9% | 89% | 36% | 91% | 18% | 86% | 31% | 94% | 89% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +1.30 | +0.40 | +0.10 | 13% | 504 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 601 | 19.3 | 16% | 20% | 19% | 4% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 585 | 18.8 | 15% | 20% | 17% | 5% | 10% |
| 2022/23 | 572 | 19.3 | 15% | 18% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| 2021/22 | 557 | 19.6 | 14% | 18% | 18% | 6% | 15% |
| 2020/21 | 535 | 20.0 | 12% | 18% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 514 | 20.6 | 16% | 19% | 18% | 4% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 512 | 19.8 | 14% | 22% | 17% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 504 | 19.8 | 13% | 21% | 16% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.