Archibald First School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.462 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 16 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
• The Reception 2026 distance was further out than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, against a middle figure of 1.14 miles across the 16 schools.
• Reception 2026 had 77 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
• 6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Archibald Street, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EB

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–9

Council

Newcastle upon Tyne

Pupils on roll

332 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

6.9% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

25.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025

Strengths

• “Pupils are eager to learn at this warm and caring school.”
• “They love learning here and are happy to be part of the Archibald community.”
• “Strong and secure relationships between staff and pupils help pupils to feel safe.”

To improve

• “In a small number of subjects, learning activities are not matched effectively to the knowledge and skills the school wants pupils to know and remember.”
• “This means pupils cannot build on previous learning as effectively as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

• St Charles' Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Grange First School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Archbishop Runcie CofE First School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Regent Farm First School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• South Gosforth First School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
• Gosforth Park First School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Wyndham Primary School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published

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