Newcastle School For Boys Set For Expansion

Gosforth-based, Newcastle School for Boys has recently announced the acquisition of a new, dedicated Sixth Form centre to be opened in September 2017

The region’s only single sex boys independent school also happens to be the newest, having opened its doors 11 years ago, following a merger of founding prep schools, Ascham House and Newlands. Since then the School has grown rapidly, expanded its age range and operation to cater for boys aged 3 to 18.

Sixth form teaching began in 2009. Since then, the school’s sixth formers have gone onto great success with many old boys heading to top Russell Group and Oxbridge universities, securing business or professional careers or going onto top-flight, professional sports careers.

The school’s current senior site is based on Gosforth’s The Grove, housing boys from Years 7 to 13. Following the end of a business lease, a property at 1 Moor Road South, directly opposite the existing senior site became available. The school took this opportunity to secure it to help fulfil its ambitions for continued growth and development.

Newcastle School for Boys’ Headmaster, Mr David Tickner said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for the school which came along at exactly the right time.

Over recent years, the school has seen increasing success and pupil numbers have risen, particularly in our Sixth Form. The acquisition of this facility gives us the perfect opportunity to further this success.

The new Sixth Form centre will allow our boys to access the best possible facilities to further enhance the learning they already receive.

We have ambitious plans for the next ten years at Newcastle School for Boys and growth of both pupil numbers and courses available in our Sixth Form are a significant part or those plans.

The move will also make more space available in our current Senior School site to further increase the learning space for our boys lower down in our senior school.”

Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Steph Rourke, commented, “Our A level and BTEC students already receive exceptional teaching and support from our teaching staff and we really feel this new Sixth Form centre will provide them with the best possible facilities to support that teaching.

Whilst still remaining part of everything that goes on in the Senior School, it will be a great space which for the boys to focus on their studies both in directed lessons and their own private study time.”