Primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Archibald First School
Archibald Street, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1EB
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 April 2025.
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
- 332
- Places
- 352
- How full
- 94% full — 332 of 352 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 149 / 183
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Newcastle upon Tyne 006B, 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
- 66%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 29%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- Gosforth Schools' Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Turner
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- Fawdon & West Gosforth
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- URN
- 108438
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 83% | 0.3 mi |
| Grange First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2021 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Archbishop Runcie CofE First SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Regent Farm First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| South Gosforth First SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 73% | 0.7 mi |
| Gosforth Park First SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Wyndham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 60% | 0.9 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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