Primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
Christon Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1US
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 10 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- Places
- 176
- How full
- 93% full — 164 of 176 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 83 / 81
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Newcastle upon Tyne 005B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 56%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 55%
- Households in social housing
- 28%
- Households with no car
- 35%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kate Massey
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- Gosforth
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- URN
- 108495
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gosforth First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | — | 0.5 mi |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 73% | 0.6 mi |
| Archibald First SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Gosforth Park First SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 83% | 0.7 mi |
| Grange First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2021 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Balliol Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 57% | 1.1 mi |
| Cragside Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 83% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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