Gosforth Junior High School
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| Motto | Quae Sursum Quaerite (Aim for the Best) |
| Established | 1937 2007 (as Gosforth Junior High) |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Principal | Hugh Robinson |
| Location | Jubilee Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE3 1DY England |
| LEA | Newcastle upon Tyne (391) |
| Ofsted number | 108520 |
| Students | 358[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 9 to 13 |
| Federated with | Gosforth High School |
| Vice-Principal | Kathryn Thomas |
| Director of Junior School | David Sheppard |
| Website | GJHS official website |
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Gosforth Junior High School, formerly known as Gosforth West Middle School is a middle school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the Junior School of Gosforth High School.
Students usually transfer to Gosforth High School. The school is in the West Gosforth electoral ward. It is one of Newcastle's "Special Educational Needs" centres for Visual Impairment,[2] along with Regent Farm First School and Gosforth High School.[3]
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[edit] History
[edit] 1937–2000
The school started in 1937, as Gosforth Senior Council School, with separate Boys and Girls Departments.[4]
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.
[edit] 2000–present
By March 2005, Gosforth West was experiencing some problems and was placed under "Special Measures" by Ofsted.[5] In July 2006 the school had vastly improved and was removed from special measures.[6]
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.[7] 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.
[edit] Facilities
Gosforth Junior High, unlike East and Central is still using an elderly building. The school is also part of the "Building Schools for the Future" Initiative.[8] There are currently plans for a rebuild, but no dates are set[9].
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 June 6, David Bellamy opened the school's wildlife garden, in one of the buildings' quadrangles, which has had contributions from local organisations, such as Northern Rock, The Gosforth Round Table and the school's pupils.[10][11]
[edit] Feeder schools
[edit] Notable alumnus
[edit] References
- ^ GJHS School Overview. DirectGov. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Ofsted list. Help In Sight. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ SEN placement in mainstream schools. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Gosforth West Middle School, Collection RefNumber E.GO2, Tyne and Wear Archives
- ^ Gosforth West Middle School. Newcastle City Council (2005-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Gosforth West Middle School - Out Of Special Measures. Newcastle City Council (2006-07-07). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ GWMS & GHS:Consultation by Governing Bodies in Respect of a proposed Federation (PDF). Newcastle City Council (2006-09-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Newcastle City Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ News Bulletin (PDF). Gosforth High School (2007-12). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ David Bellamy to Open School Garden. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ VIP opening day for school's new garden. The Journal (Hosted at aschooltime.com) (2007-08-07). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Michael Chopra. Newcastle Online. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Gosforth Junior High Information at Newcastle City Council
- Gosforth Junior High at BBC League Tables
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