Great Park Academy
Primrose Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Pete Fox
- Sponsor
- The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 614
- URN
- 143923
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914298484
About this school
Great Park Academy is a middle academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 614 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 82% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 20% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 95% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Great Park Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Park Academy compares
Great Park Academy ranked 5th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 614 | — |
| Gosforth East Middle School | 80% | 5.6% | 18.9% | 557 | 2.0 miles |
| Gosforth Junior High Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 26.9% | 695 | 2.2 miles |
| Gosforth Central Middle School | 72% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 600 | 2.3 miles |
| Whytrig Middle School | 49% | 7.9% | 35.2% | 330 | 5.7 miles |
| Wellfield Middle School | 69% | 4.5% | 15% | 345 | 6.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.09%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 7.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gosforth East Middle School2.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Gosforth Junior High Academy2.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Gosforth Central Middle School2.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whytrig Middle School5.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Wellfield Middle School6.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Great Park Academy ranks 7th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Gosforth Central Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Gosforth East Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Gosforth Junior High Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Ashfield Nursery School Nursery
- Monkchester Road Nursery School Nursery
- Newburn Manor Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Park Academy teach?
- Great Park Academy teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is a middle school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Great Park Academy is Pete Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Great Park Academy?
- Great Park Academy has 614 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Great Park Academy full?
- Great Park Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 614 on roll (51%), so it has space against 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 Great Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Great Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Great Park Academy?
- Great Park Academy is part of THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Park Academy rank locally?
- Great Park Academy ranked 5th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Park Academy's absence rate?
- Great Park Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Park Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 10 July 2026.