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%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.2%
Mixed 5.7%
Indian 5.7%
Other White 5.4%
Other Asian 4.8%
Chinese 4.5%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other 3%
African 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Archibald First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
95
2nd preference
85
3rd preference
68
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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