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Gosforth Park First School

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personMrs Leanne Lamb

corporate_fareGosforth Schools' Trust

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JQ

language Visit Website phone 1912852559

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

259

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Gosforth Park First School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Gosforth Park First School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-9. It is part of Gosforth Schools' Trust. The school has approximately 291 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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12 July 2016

Inspection Report

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19 January 2011

Inspection Report

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25 March 2008

Inspection Report

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24 May 2007

Inspection Report

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20 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-05-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-07-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-01-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 291 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	274	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	267	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	270	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	267	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	275	2	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	276	3	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	273	1	0.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils