Gosforth Park First School

Gosforth Park First School is performing exceptionally well across all areas of its work. Inspectors found a highly ambitious, bespoke curriculum built around confidence, creativity, community and challenge, implemented with skill and consistency so that pupils achieve very highly and produce work of a superb standard. Early years provision gives children a very strong start, reading and phonics are secure, and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is a significant strength with clear impact. Pupils behave exceptionally well, attendance is high, and the school's work on personal development, mental health and preparation for life in modern Britain is a standout feature. Parents are overwhelmingly positive, staff feel well supported, and governors provide effective challenge and support. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. No areas for improvement were identified. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a foundation first school for pupils aged 3 to 9, with 292 pupils on roll, and is a member of the Gosforth Schools Trust collaborative partnership.

Strengths

• Exceptional bespoke curriculum built around confidence, creativity, community and challenge
• High-quality curriculum implementation with purposeful lessons and effective checks on learning
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well and produce work of a superb standard
• Early years provision gives children a very strong start and prepares them well for the next stage
• Strong phonics and reading support helps pupils become fluent and confident readers
• Support for pupils with SEND is a significant strength with notable impact
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and classrooms have a very positive learning environment
• Attendance is high and leaders are relentless in improving it further
• Personal development and preparation for life in modern Britain are exceptional
• Mental health and well-being support is exemplary
• Leaders, governors and staff work effectively, with strong support for workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gosforth Park First School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Gosforth Park First School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gosforth Park First School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.7% of pupils at Gosforth Park First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Gosforth Park First School received £6,174 and spent £6,238 for each of its 299 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £31,000 (£105 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Gosforth Park First School is part of Gosforth Schools' Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Gosforth East Middle School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Grange First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Gosforth Central Middle School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Archibald First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Regent Farm First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• South Gosforth First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Brunton First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Havannah First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Dinnington First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is Gosforth Park First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gosforth Park First School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Gosforth Park First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gosforth Park First School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Gosforth Park First School have?

Gosforth Park First School has 299 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gosforth Park First School cover?

Gosforth Park First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Gosforth Park First School?

Gosforth Park First School is at Granville Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 5JQ.