South Gosforth First School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.138 miles away, the 8th longest of 16 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published last distance.
• The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2024 and 2021, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years; distances swung sharply between some years.
• For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• 4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Alnmouth Drive, South Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1YF

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–9

Council

Newcastle upon Tyne

Pupils on roll

325 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

4.3% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

24.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022

Strengths

• “This is a school where leaders strive to provide pupils with the very best start in life.”
• “Leaders have planned an ambitious curriculum that enables pupils to gain important knowledge and skills.”
• “Parents and pupils appreciate the rich variety of cultural experiences that are offered by the school.”

To improve

• “However, assessment checks in some subjects, such as geography, are new.”
• “They do not always provide teachers with meaningful information to help them build on pupils’ knowledge.”
• “Pupils sometimes do not link new learning with what they already know.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

• Archbishop Runcie CofE First School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Archibald First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
• West Jesmond Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Cragside Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
• St Charles' Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
• Grange First School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Gosforth Park First School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published

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