Archibald First School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Archibald Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.7%
4.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
332
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
352 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
60 of 95 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
295
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 95 | 60 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 295 | 60 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Turner
- Address
- Archibald Street, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EB
- Phone
- 01912851957
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Fawdon & West Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108438
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Gosforth Schools' Trust
332 pupils · 352 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 247 pupils
Attendance
96.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.