Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Christon Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1US
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
11.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
164
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
176 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer
17
Places offered
92
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 15 | 15 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 30 | 2 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 92 | 17 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 1 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Massey
- Address
- Christon Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1US
- Phone
- 01912852663
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108495
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
164 pupils · 176 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 124 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.