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Gosforth Academy
Gosforth Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gosforth Academy is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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', which provides courses for adults within the local community. The school is also a regional centre for young people with visual impairment. Both Gosforth Academy and Gosforth Junior High Academy are managed under a single company, Gosforth Federated Academies Limited (A.K.A 'Gosforth Group'), incorporated 5 November 2010.
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Background
Description
In December 2010, the high school became an academy, known as Gosforth Academy, as did the Junior School, now Gosforth Junior High Academy. The Junior Academy building was replaced with a new building which opened in September 2011, replacing the 1930s buildings. The Academy also opened its long anticipated sports facilities. In 2015 the academy unveiled a bid to build an additional 1,200-place secondary school in Newcastle Great Park as potential plan to meet the demand for school places from the expanding residential community in the area that is adjacent to Gosforth. In 2018 Seaton Burn College became part of Gosforth Federated Academies and was renamed North Gosforth Academy. In…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0131, -1.6237
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 2JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 2010
- Official site
- www.ga.newcastle.sch.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5587198 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gosforth Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gosforth Academy?
- Gosforth Academy is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2JH), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Gosforth Academy built?
- Built or established in 2010.
- How do I get to Gosforth Academy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2JH. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne North parliamentary constituency.