OFSTED
7 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
244
218 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
127
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
117
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.4 pts
below England
School
7.4%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.5 pts
below England
School
14.8%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.6%
204
Any other White background
5.7%
14
White and Asian
3.7%
9
Bangladeshi
2.9%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.1%
27 of
244 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.50 pts
lower than
England
School
3.71%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.83 pts
lower than
England
School
6.99%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.73 pts
lower than
England
School
1.08%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.2%
9.0 pts
above England
Rockcliffe First School
97.2%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.