Rockcliffe First School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · North Tyneside
Grafton Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/02/2024
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.3%
7.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
244
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
251 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
45 of 50 families who put it first got an offer
45
Places offered
83
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 50 | 45 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 83 | 45 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
North Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tom Jones
- Address
- Grafton Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NR
- Phone
- 01916076573
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South · Tynemouth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108583
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
244 pupils · 251 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
07 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good 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 · 186 pupils
Attendance
96.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
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 North Tyneside 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.