Rockcliffe First School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–9 · Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Rockcliffe First School is a primary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside for ages 3–9 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grafton Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this school.”
- “From the moment they arrive, they are welcomed into the ‘Rockcliffe family’.”
- “Pupils grow in confidence and learn to be considerate of others.”
To improve
- “However, a few foundation subjects need further development.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not get enough opportunities to revisit previous learning.”
- “Consequently, some pupils struggle to remember content they have covered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as North Tyneside published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Cullercoats Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marine Park First School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Monkhouse Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Coquet Park First School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Appletree Gardens First School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Preston Grange Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published