Rockcliffe First School

Foundation school·First school Whitley Bay, North Tyneside·NE26 2NR

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Rockcliffe First School is a first school for pupils aged 3–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

97%

31 first choices, 30 places

First choices per place

1.03

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 30 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08

00.511.5

1 per place

1.1420221.0920231.0920241.1120251.032026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

North Tyneside does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Rockcliffe First School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 272
Gender: Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

9.2%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

13.6%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.2%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.4%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.2%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.1

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,906

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Cullercoats Primary School North Shields · 0.4 mi 49.4 Marden Bridge Middle School Whitley Bay · 0.6 mi 63.5 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats North Shields · 0.8 mi 62.6 Monkhouse Primary School North Shields · 0.9 mi 63.6 Monkseaton Middle School Whitley Bay · 1.1 mi 32.1 Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Whitley Bay · 1.3 mi 50.6 Preston Grange Primary School North Shields · 1.4 mi 58.5 Valley Gardens Middle School Whitley Bay · 1.5 mi 64.3

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Rockcliffe First School is a primary school serving Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 272 pupils aged 3 to 9 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Rockcliffe First School 'Good'.

Rockcliffe First School is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 31 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.