Transition (Year 4 to Year 5)

Virtual Tour

Please find below a link to a virtual tour of our school which will provide you with a real flavour of what life is like at GCMS:

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Key Dates

Open evening: Tuesday 14th October 2025
Closing date for applications: Friday 31st October 2025
National offer day: Monday 2nd March 2026
Transition evening for parents: Thursday 21st May 2026
Transition day for SEND pupils (invitation only): Wednesday 10th June 2026
Transition morning for SEND pupils (invitation only): Thursday 25th June 2026 (9:30 - 11:30am)
Whole school transition days: Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th July 2026

Applying for a Place at Middle School for September 2026

Please visit the link below from Newcastle City Council about applying for a place for your child to attend middle school from September 2025:

Newcastle Council: Applying for transfer places

Please note that the deadline for making an application for September 2025 is midnight on 31st October 2025.

Transition Dates

During the summer term, Year 4 pupils who have accepted a place at Gosforth Central Middle School will have the opportunity to attend transition days, where they will learn all about our school, view the facilities, meet their new teachers and peers, and have the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have.

The dates for transition are:

Wednesday 8th July 2026

Thursday 9th July 2026

Transition Site and Google Classrooms

We have created a transition website for you and your child that will provide a wealth of information about life at GCMS and hopefully answer a number of questions you may have. A link to this site will be sent to you during the summer term, along with your child's Google email account and password details.

In order to further support transition, we provide additional transition activities on Google Classroom – these activities are all optional. We have been using Google Classrooms since the Coronavirus pandemic and have seen the benefits of children having access to school resources at home. We appreciate how important it is that parents are involved in the transition process with their child and believe that this is a great opportunity to allow for that.