Academy sponsor led · North Tyneside

North Gosforth Academy

11–16Ages
576Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144279URN

Dudley Lane, Seaton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Tyneside

146 applications for 99 places · 7th of 8 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.4of 90

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

6th of 11 in North Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

146 applications · 99 places offered · 90 named it first

2026 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.6
2023 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2022 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2021 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2020 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2019 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2018 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2017 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as Seaton Burn College, A Specialist Business and Enterprise School (URN 108647), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	99	146	1.5	90	0.91
Sep 2025	118	150	1.3	96	0.81
Sep 2024	120	189	1.6	103	0.86
Sep 2023	115	144	1.3	97	0.84
Sep 2022	118	172	1.5	111	0.94
Sep 2021	124	184	1.5	104	0.84
Sep 2020	119	174	1.5	86	0.72
Sep 2019	137	116	0.9	95	0.69
Sep 2018	89	107	1.2	80	0.90
Sep 2017 *	131	119	0.9	97	0.74
Sep 2016 *	92	85	0.9	66	0.72
Sep 2015 *	94	87	0.9	73	0.78
Sep 2014 *	103	105	1.0	91	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

104 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.46th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%4th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

North Tyneside 64% England 66%

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	104	44.4	51%	68%	–
2024/25	92	43.9	40%	61%	–
2023/24	95	40.3	37%	59%	−0.55
2022/23	91	39.9	34%	47%	−0.45

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

North Gosforth AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Cramlington Learning Village
2.7 km · Northumberland

2026

1.2applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Great Park Academy
3.2 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2024
George Stephenson High School
4.4 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Gosforth East Middle School
4.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023
Gosforth Academy
5.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2022

55.0Attainment 8
Longbenton High School
5.3 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Gosforth Central Middle School
5.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024
Gosforth Junior High Academy
5.5 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2023

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144279 · 392/4001
Trust: The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
Capacity: 600 pupils · 576 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Seaton Burn College, A Specialist Business and Enterprise School (URN 108647)
Address: Dudley Lane, Seaton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources