Gosforth East Middle School

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Gosforth East Middle School

Gosforth East

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°36′60″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.

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[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] Feeder schools

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ GEMS School Overview. DirectGov. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Gosforth East Middle School, Erection of two storey school (DOC). Newcastle City Council (2002-02-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ Ofsted boss welcomes new PFI school. The Journal (hosted at highbeam) (2003-09-13). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  4. ^ Robbie Elliott Biography. OfficialPlayerSites.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ Ben Price plays Nathan Spencer. holby.tv. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.

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