Gosforth Park First School
Granville Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Gosforth Schools' Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Lamb
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 281
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 108442
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912852559
About this school
Gosforth Park First School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 299 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gosforth Park First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Gosforth Park First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gosforth Park First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3% | 5.4% | 299 | — |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth | 73% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 209 | 0.1 miles |
| Grange First School | — | 4.1% | 22.5% | 333 | 0.5 miles |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 241 | 0.6 miles |
| Archbishop Runcie CofE First School | — | 4.9% | 14.8% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Archibald First School | — | 3.3% | 7.6% | 332 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.41%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.04%
- Persistent absence
- 2.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth0.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Grange First School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St Charles' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Archbishop Runcie CofE First School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Archibald First School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gosforth Park First School teach?
- Gosforth Park First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Gosforth Park First School?
- The headteacher of Gosforth Park First School is Mrs Leanne Lamb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gosforth Park First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gosforth Park First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Gosforth Park First School?
- Gosforth Park First School has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Gosforth Park First School full?
- Gosforth Park First School has capacity for 281 pupils and 299 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gosforth Park First School a faith school?
- No. Gosforth Park First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gosforth Park First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gosforth Park First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Gosforth Park First School part of an academy trust?
- Gosforth Park First School is part of Gosforth Schools' Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Gosforth Park First School's absence rate?
- Gosforth Park First School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Gosforth Park First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gosforth Park First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.