Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

General Information

Address: Christon Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1US
Phone: 01912852663
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Massey
Age range: 3-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 164
School capacity: 176
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 21
% eligible for free school meals: 12.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,360 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #31 of 73 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#29St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School£7,390
#30Simonside Primary School£7,377
#31Archbishop Runcie CofE First School£7,360
#32West Newcastle Academy£7,305
#33St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell£7,271

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Excelsior Academy£9,978
#2Christ Church CofE Primary School£9,166
#3Lemington Riverside Primary School£9,000
#4Hawthorn Primary School£8,914
#5St Catherine's Catholic Primary School£8,902
#6Byker Primary School£8,767
#7St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close£8,693
#8St Johns Primary School£8,639
#9Atkinson Road Primary Academy£8,627
#10Walbottle Village Primary School£8,460
#11St Paul's CofE Primary School£8,395
#12Bridgewater Primary School£8,371
#13St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School£8,298
#14North Fawdon Primary School£8,278
#15Tyneview Primary School£8,128
#16Thomas Walling Primary Academy£8,062
#17Moorside Primary School£7,917
#18Cheviot Primary School£7,907
#19Broadwood Primary School£7,889
#20St Michael's Catholic Primary School£7,813
#21West Walker Primary School£7,769
#22Welbeck Academy£7,762
#23Central Walker Church of England Primary School£7,735
#24Canning Street Primary School£7,734
#25St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle£7,608
#26Wingrove Primary School£7,576
#27Kenton Bar Primary School£7,422
#28St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker£7,395
#29St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School£7,390
#30Simonside Primary School£7,377
#31Archbishop Runcie CofE First School£7,360
#32West Newcastle Academy£7,305
#33St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell£7,271
#34Walkergate Community School£7,243
#35Mountfield Primary School£7,227
#36English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham£7,099
#37Chillingham Road Primary School£7,093
#38Hotspur Primary School£7,089
#39St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton£7,009
#40Archibald First School£6,954
#41Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,917
#42Newburn Manor Primary School£6,867
#43Wyndham Primary School£6,849
#44West Denton Primary School£6,814
#45Grange First School£6,785
#46St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope£6,784
#47Beech Hill Primary School£6,747
#48Westgate Hill Primary Academy£6,676
#49Waverley Primary School£6,591
#50St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton£6,524
#51Hilton Primary Academy£6,485
#52Regent Farm First School£6,480
#53Kingston Park Primary School£6,461
#54St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle£6,417
#55Milecastle Primary School£6,410
#56Stocksfield Avenue Primary School£6,408
#57Farne Primary School£6,404
#58Throckley Primary School£6,392
#59Sacred Heart Primary School£6,372
#60Ravenswood Primary School£6,339
#61Dinnington First School£6,300
#62Westerhope Primary School£6,248
#63West Jesmond Primary School£6,173
#64Cragside Primary School£6,037
#65Benton Park Primary School£5,995
#66Brunton First School£5,986
#67Knop Law Primary School£5,855
#68Gosforth Park First School£5,849
#69St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth£5,844
#70St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton£5,803
#71South Gosforth First School£5,758
#72St Charles' Catholic Primary School£5,651
#73Havannah First School£5,502

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