| Gosforth Academy | |
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| Address | |
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| Coordinates | 55°00′47″N 1°37′25″W / 55.0131°N 1.6237°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Create Your Future |
| Established |
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| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne (391) |
| Specialist | Language College |
| Department for Education URN | 136352 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chairman | George Snaith [1] |
| Principal | Preit Chahal |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 13 to 18[2] |
| Enrolment | 2000 (700+ in sixth form) [2][3] |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White. |
| Junior High Academy | Gosforth Junior High Academy |
| Post-16 College | Gosforth Academy Sixth Form College |
| Community College | Gosforth Community Education College |
| Website | http://www.ga.newcastle.sch.uk/ |
Gosforth Academy (formerly Gosforth High School) is an English secondary school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as having a sixth form department it is a specialist Language College. Many of its mainstream students come from three large feeder middle schools: Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth Junior High Academy.
It also houses a large sixth form college, where the majority of the lower school students continue their studies. There is a Special education centre within the school to aid students who need it. The school houses 'Gosforth Community Education',[4] which provides courses for adults within the local community. The school is also a regional centre for young people with visual impairment.[5][6]
Both Gosforth Academy and Gosforth Junior High Academy are managed under a single company, Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, incorporated 5 November 2010.[7]
- ^ "Governors". Gosforth Academy. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Gosforth Academy". EduBase. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Gosforth Academy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Gosforth Community Education College". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "SEN placement in mainstream schools". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Ofsted list". HelpInSight.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ Management Trustees (15 December 2011), Report of the Management Trustees and Financial Statements (PDF), Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, p. 4, retrieved 3 February 2013