Gosforth East Middle School
Motto	In the pursuit of excellence
Established	1960 (1960) 1973 (as Gosforth East Middle)
Type	Comprehensive
Headteacher	Geoff Oliver
Location	Harewood Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE3 5JT England
LEA	Newcastle upon Tyne (391)
Ofsted number	108521
Students	474[1]
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	9 to 13
Website	GEMS official website
Coordinates: 55°00′56″N 1°37′00″W / 55.0155°N 1.6166°W / 55.0155; -1.6166

Gosforth East Middle School is a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Students usually transfer to Gosforth High School. The school is in the Parklands electoral ward.

Contents 1 History 2 Results 3 Ofsted report 2009 4 Feeder schools 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The school started in 1960 as, Gosforth East Secondary School and later became Gosforth East Middle School, when Northumberland County Council changed to the Three-tier education system in 1973.

In 2003, Gosforth East had a new building erected.^[2] This building costing £4 million was officially opened on September 12 2003 by Mr David Bell, who then was Chief Inspector of Schools.^[3]

[edit] Results

The KS2 SATs results score by year are listed below:^[4]

Year	Results score
2005	250
2006	260
2007	269
2008	284

[edit] Ofsted report 2009

Gosforth East was inspected in 2009. The report said "This is a good and improving school". However the report also notes that there was a few incidents of "name calling" and "bullying". The school received outstanding grades for the attendance of the learners, and the personal development and well-being of the pupils.

[edit] Feeder schools

• Broadway East First School
• Dinnington First School
• Gosforth Park First School

[edit] Notable alumni

• Robbie Elliott, retired footballer notably for Newcastle United.^[5]
• Ben Price, Actor, known for roles in Casualty and Footballers' Wives.^[6]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Gosforth East Middle information at Newcastle City Council

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