- Gosforth Central Middle School
Infobox UK school
name = Gosforth Central Middle School
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latitude = 55.0105
longitude = -1.6172
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established = start date|1973
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type = Comprehensive
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head = Lorna Anderson
deputy_head_label = Deputy Head
deputy head = Tim Stout
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chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Mr Ronald Eunson
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street = Great North Road
city =Newcastle Upon Tyne
county =Tyne & Wear
country =England
postcode = NE3 1UN
phone = 0191 285 1793
fax = 0191 255 2123
LEA = Newcastle upon Tyne (391)
ofsted = 108519
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enrollment = 503 [cite web |url=http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/3914190/overview/ |title=GCMS school overview |publisher=DirectGov |accessdate=2008-04-06]
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 9
upper_age = 13
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website = http://www.gosforthcent.newcastle.sch.uk/
website_name = GCMS official websiteGosforth Central Middle School is a
middle school inGosforth ,Newcastle upon Tyne ,England . Students usually transfer toGosforth High School . The school is in theEast Gosforth electoral ward.History
The school was formed when Northumberland County Council changed to the
three-tier education system in 1973 [cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040816090713/www.newcastle-schools.org.uk/gosforthcent/framespage.htm |title=About Us |publisher=Gosforth Central (Hosted at theInternet Archive ) |accessdate=2008-04-06] .The site on which Gosforth Central stands was formerly used by
Gosforth Grammar School [cite web |url=http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt/photo/022987.htm |title=Photograph of Gosforth Grammar School, 1952 |publisher=Newcastle libraries service |accessdate=2008-04-06] , until it becameGosforth High School and moved to the other side of the Great North Road in 1973. The Grammar School building was used by Central, until it was replaced in 2004. The school is opposite theRegent Centre business complex andRegent Centre Metro station , with the vehicle entrance on Criston road.In 2006, OFSTED inspected the school and said "this is a very effective school with some outstanding features". They found that the behaviour and attendance of the pupils were 'outstanding'.
Feeder schools
* [http://www.newcastle-schools.org.uk/archbishopruncie/ Archbishop Runcie CE First School]
* [http://www.newcastle-schools.org.uk/grange/ Grange First School]
* [http://www.southgosforth.firstschool.org.uk/ South Gosforth First School]Notable alumnus
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Alan Shearer , International footballer, notably played forNewcastle United F.C. [cite web |url=http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningchronicle/eveningchronicle/tm_objectid=16780238&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=burger-ad-is-a-knockout-name_page.html |title=Burger ad is a knockout |publisher=The Evening Chronicle |date =2006-03-06 |accessdate=2008-04-06] [cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980125/ai_n9702135 |title=The Unknown Warrior |publisher=Sunday Mirror (Hosted at findarticles.com) |date=1998-01-25 |accessdate=2008-04-06]References
External links
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* [http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/gosforthcentralmiddleschool Gosforth Central Middle information] atNewcastle City Council
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