Archibald First School
Foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 332 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 352 |
| Free school meals | 7.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | Gosforth Schools' Trust |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Address | Archibald Street, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1EB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.archibaldfirstschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01912851957 |
| URN | 108438 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 April 2025, published 15 June 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Grange First School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Regent Farm First School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- South Gosforth First School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Gosforth Park First School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Wyndham Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.