Archibald First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 1 2015 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
334 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
23.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.4%
Persistent absence
6.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.6%
Indian 6.9%
Other White 6%
Mixed 5.7%
Chinese 5.1%
Other Asian 4.2%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other 2.4%
African 2.1%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
87
2nd preference
96
3rd preference
67
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
6
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
12
9
Reception, Full-time
60
27
33
Year 1
60
32
28
Year 2
59
34
25
Year 3
61
29
32
Year 4
60
28
32
Year 2023-2024

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