Archibald First SchoolSouth Gosforth First School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Summary of the comparison

Archibald First School and South Gosforth First School are primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Archibald First School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and South Gosforth First School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Archibald First School is ahead on our composite score.
Archibald First School was judged strong and South Gosforth First School was judged Good.

Archibald First School versus South Gosforth First School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Newcastle-upon-TyneArchibald First School	Newcastle-upon-TyneSouth Gosforth First School	England average
Overview
Our score	B84/100Stronger figure	B75/100
Local ranking	64th of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne Stronger figure	65th of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne
Inspection	Ofsted: StrongStronger figure	Ofsted: Good
School type	Foundation school	Foundation school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-9	3-9
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	332	325
Capacity	352	326
Location	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EB	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1YF
Pupils
Pupils in the census	331	329
Free school meals (ever 6)	7.6%	5.7%
English as an additional language	20.8%	8.8%
SEN support	11.2%	6.4%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.8%	1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.3%	3.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	4.0% Stronger figure	5.3%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.