Archibald First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 9 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 108438
- Address
- Archibald Street, Gosforth, NE3 1EB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 331 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 4.8% |
| Other White | 5.4% |
| Indian | 5.7% |
| Mixed | 5.7% |
| White British | 62.2% |
| Chinese | 4.5% |
| Pakistani | 3.3% |
| Other | 3% |
| African | 2.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 1.2% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Irish | 0.6% |
Admissions
Archibald First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 7 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 14 8 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 32 27 |
| Year 1 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 2 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 4 | 61 29 32 |