Primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
South Gosforth First School
Alnmouth Drive, South Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1YF
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 29 June 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- Places
- 326
- How full
- Nearly full — 325 of 326 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 147 / 178
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 5%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 6%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Newcastle upon Tyne 005E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 63%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 6%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- Gosforth Schools' Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Robert Adams
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- Dene & South Gosforth
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- URN
- 108439
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Runcie CofE First SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Archibald First SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| West Jesmond Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 84% | 0.8 mi |
| Cragside Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 83% | 0.9 mi |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 83% | 1 mi |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 73% | 1.1 mi |
| Grange First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2021 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Gosforth Park First SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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