Gosforth Park First School

About Gosforth Park First School

Gosforth Park First School received an Outstanding rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, a significant step up from its previous Good rating in 2011. The inspection gave top marks across every category judged, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, all rated Outstanding. The early years provision also earned the highest grade. This places the school among an elite group: only eight out of 72 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne hold an Outstanding rating. The school is also notably oversubscribed, receiving 225 applications for just 60 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 71 families listing it as their first preference. Of those, 60 received offers, giving a first-preference offer rate of roughly 85 per cent. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 93 per cent of respondents to the Ofsted Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school.

While the data does not include specific KS2 SATs results for Gosforth Park, the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment in Newcastle upon Tyne stands at 63 per cent. The school’s Outstanding Ofsted rating suggests it is performing well above this benchmark, and its ranking score of 97 places it among the top-performing primary schools in the area, alongside peers like St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School, Gosforth. The school serves a relatively affluent intake, with only 4.8 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, well below the national average. Pupils are aged 3 to 9, and the school has a nursery provision, making it a first-step option for families in the Gosforth area. The school is slightly over capacity with 291 pupils against a stated capacity of 281, reflecting its popularity.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, art studios, a gymnasium, playing fields, and a forest school, alongside a sensory room. Sports provision includes cricket, football, tennis, netball, and dance, while clubs such as chess, art, book club, and choir run alongside the curriculum. For children with additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health, and multi-sensory impairment. The school’s chapel is an unusual facility for a non-religious community school. Given its Outstanding rating, strong parental satisfaction, and high demand for places, this school will particularly suit families who prioritise academic rigour and personal development in a well-resourced setting, though securing a place will require an early application.

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