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Faith schools in Gosforth

All 4 faith schools in Gosforth.

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  1. St Charles' Catholic Primary School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Nursery

    Results above the Gosforth average.

    36 first choices for 29 places last year

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Gosforth 78%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.2%Gosforth 3.8%
    Pupils
    241
    Pupils per teacher
    23.2
    View school St Charles' Catholic Primary School
  2. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1US · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 9

    • Ofsted:Areas graded
    • Church of England
    • Nursery

    No published results yet.

    20 first choices for 25 places last year

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    4.9%Gosforth 3.8%
    Pupils
    164
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
  3. Westfield School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4HS · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Nursery
    • Sixth form

    Independent school. Results above the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1651.2

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Gosforth 3.8%
    Pupils
    170
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Westfield School
The big picture

How Gosforth's faith schools spread out

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Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Gosforth average 3.8%St Charles' Catholic Primary School: 3.2%St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth: 3.3%Archbishop Runcie CofE First School: 4.9%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Gosforth

Ofsted grades in Gosforth

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Gosforth

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 4 faith schools in Gosforth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Gosforth, explained

There are 4 faith schools in Gosforth, teaching 784 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. The list also includes 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 91.3% across England. 0 are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

78.0% of pupils in Gosforth met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

7.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,074 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 6.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Gosforth?
There are 4 faith schools in Gosforth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Gosforth?
Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked faith schools in Gosforth include St Charles' Catholic Primary School, St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth, and Archbishop Runcie CofE First School. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.
How are faith schools in Gosforth ranked on Eduscope?
Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.
What is the average class size in Gosforth faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Gosforth is 23:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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