Gosforth Junior High School
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Gosforth Junior High Academy, formerly known as Gosforth West Middle School is a middle school
in Gosforth
, Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
. It is the Junior School of Gosforth Academy.
It is one of three middle schools where students usually transfer to Gosforth Academy. The school is in the West Gosforth
electoral ward. It is one of Newcastle's "Special Educational Needs" centres for Visual Impairment
, along with Regent Farm First School and Gosforth Academy.
The school started in 1937, as Gosforth Senior Council School, with separate Boys and Girls Departments.
The school changed into a Secondary Modern School
in 1944, due to the Education Act 1944
. The school name became Gosforth County Modern School / Gosforth County Secondary School.
The school became Gosforth West Middle School, when Northumberland County Council changed to the Three-tier education
system in 1973.
. In July 2006 the school had vastly improved and was removed from special measures.
In September 2005, Kathryn Thomas (seconded from Gosforth High School) became the schools Acting Headteacher, replacing Paul Hugall. David Sheppard (also seconded from Gosforth High School) became Assistant Headteacher.
In September 2006, Gosforth High took over the administration duties of Gosforth West Middle School, in a Federation
style agreement. The federation came into action on January 1, 2007. Gosforth West was also renamed as Gosforth Junior High School after the Easter break. The uniform was set to change in September 2007, this included the removal of the tie from the uniform. The PRAISE Code which was introduced at the High School is also in practice at the Junior High School.
In March 2009 planning applications to create a new school building were accepted, and later that year building work commenced.
By 2011 the school had become an Academy along with the High School, now Gosforth Academy.
Gosforth Junior High, unlike East and Central is still using an elderly building. The school is part of the "Building Schools for the Future
" Initiative, which provides assistance in developing new facilities for schools. A new building is currently being developed.
Gosforth Junior High had concrete tennis courts, until in around 2003 the area of land on which it was situated, was used for an additional building for Archibald First School.
On 6 June 2007, David Bellamy
opened the school's re-built wildlife garden, in one of the buildings' quadrangle
s, which has had contributions from local organisations, such as Northern Rock
, The Gosforth Round Table and the school's pupils.
Gosforth Junior High has been requesting that a new lollipop person should be hired by Newcastle City Council to tend to the road outside the school, since the previous lollipop man left in 2007, due to ill health. As of 14 June 2008 Newcastle City Council had not filled this position. The city council are currently considering improvements to the road safety on the road outside the school.
results score by year are listed below:
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
in Gosforth
Gosforth
Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620...
, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
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. It is the Junior School of Gosforth Academy.
It is one of three middle schools where students usually transfer to Gosforth Academy. The school is in the West Gosforth
West Gosforth
West Gosforth is an electoral ward in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 9,681, 3.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne...
electoral ward. It is one of Newcastle's "Special Educational Needs" centres for Visual Impairment
Visual impairment
Visual impairment is vision loss to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive...
, along with Regent Farm First School and Gosforth Academy.
1937–2005
The school changed into a Secondary Modern School
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
in 1944, due to the Education Act 1944
Education Act 1944
The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act, commonly named after the Conservative politician R.A...
. The school name became Gosforth County Modern School / Gosforth County Secondary School.
The school became Gosforth West Middle School, when Northumberland County Council changed to the Three-tier education
Three-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types. A similar experiment was also trialled in Scotland....
system in 1973.
2005–present
By March 2005, Gosforth West was experiencing some problems and was placed under "Special Measures" by OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
. In July 2006 the school had vastly improved and was removed from special measures.
In September 2005, Kathryn Thomas (seconded from Gosforth High School) became the schools Acting Headteacher, replacing Paul Hugall. David Sheppard (also seconded from Gosforth High School) became Assistant Headteacher.
In September 2006, Gosforth High took over the administration duties of Gosforth West Middle School, in a Federation
Federated school
An affiliated school is an educational institution that operates independently, but also has a formal collaborative agreement with another, usually larger institution that may have some level of control or influence over its academic policies, standards or programs.While a university may have one...
style agreement. The federation came into action on January 1, 2007. Gosforth West was also renamed as Gosforth Junior High School after the Easter break. The uniform was set to change in September 2007, this included the removal of the tie from the uniform. The PRAISE Code which was introduced at the High School is also in practice at the Junior High School.
In March 2009 planning applications to create a new school building were accepted, and later that year building work commenced.
By 2011 the school had become an Academy along with the High School, now Gosforth Academy.
Facilities
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
" Initiative, which provides assistance in developing new facilities for schools. A new building is currently being developed.
Gosforth Junior High had concrete tennis courts, until in around 2003 the area of land on which it was situated, was used for an additional building for Archibald First School.
On 6 June 2007, David Bellamy
David Bellamy
David James Bellamy OBE is a British author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham since 1960.-Career:...
opened the school's re-built wildlife garden, in one of the buildings' quadrangle
Quadrangle (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle is a space or courtyard, usually rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building. The word is probably most closely associated with college or university campus architecture, but quadrangles may be found in other...
s, which has had contributions from local organisations, such as Northern Rock
Northern Rock
Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...
, The Gosforth Round Table and the school's pupils.
Gosforth Junior High has been requesting that a new lollipop person should be hired by Newcastle City Council to tend to the road outside the school, since the previous lollipop man left in 2007, due to ill health. As of 14 June 2008 Newcastle City Council had not filled this position. The city council are currently considering improvements to the road safety on the road outside the school.
New buildings
A planning application which was submitted on 18 December 2008 by AURA Ltd, a local education partnership company in which the council has a 10% share, was conditionally granted on 20 March 2009. This application is for the "Erection of two storey school (Class D1) with associated outdoor play areas and 2 hard surfaced games courts, 114 space car park with access and egress onto Regent Avenue, covered cycle parking, pedestrian access onto Jubilee Road and hard and soft landscaping". Building work began in November 2009 and the new school buildings were in use by September 2011.Ofsted report 2008
Gosforth Junior High was inspected by Ofsted in June 2008, and they remarked that it "is a good and improving school with outstanding features." Other remarks Ofsted had were "The outstanding leadership of the federation, principal and senior managers is continuing to steer the school in the right direction." and The quality of teaching and learning is good and some is outstanding."Results
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results score by year are listed below:
| Year | Results score |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 241 |
| 2006 | 253 |
| 2007 | 238 |
| 2008 | 233 |
Gosforth West Middle School
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Feeder schools
See also
- GosforthGosforthGosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620...
- Gosforth Academy
- Gosforth Central Middle SchoolGosforth Central Middle SchoolGosforth Central Middle School is a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Students typically transfer to Gosforth High School. The school is in the East Gosforth electoral ward.- History :...
- Gosforth East Middle SchoolGosforth East Middle SchoolGosforth 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.- History :...
External links
- Gosforth Academy
- Gosforth Junior High School Information at Newcastle City CouncilNewcastle City CouncilNewcastle City Council is the local government authority for Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, England. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards...
- Gosforth Junior High School at BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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