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Rockcliffe First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Foundation school
Grafton Road, Whitley Bay NE26 2NR · rockcliffeschool.org.uk · 0191 607 6573
On the mapSearch near NE26 2NR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 244
- 97% of 251 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Ofsted
Rockcliffe First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Feb 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 171
- 63% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (19%) with SEND