Regent Farm First School

Regent Farm First School continues to perform well as a good school. It provides a nurturing and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning. The school has strong communication with parents, who express high levels of satisfaction. Although the curriculum offers a solid foundation in key areas such as literacy and numeracy, there is some need for improvement in pupils' progress in certain foundation subjects. The leadership is proactive in ensuring comprehensive support for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, which plays a key role in the school's effective educational approach.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a nurturing and supportive environment.
• Effective communication and strong relationships with parents.
• Pupils feel safe and respected within the school.
• A structured and well-planned curriculum from early years.
• Teachers create engaging and enjoyable lessons.
• Integration of students with special educational needs into school life.
• Strong emphasis on developing pupils' reading skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers lacking confidence in knowledge of some foundation subjects limits pupil support and challenge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Regent Farm First School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Regent Farm First School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Regent Farm First School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.7% of pupils at Regent Farm First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Regent Farm First School received £7,054 and spent £6,939 for each of its 327 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £770,000 (£2,355 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Regent Farm First School is part of Gosforth Schools' Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Grange First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Archibald First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Gosforth Central Middle School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Gosforth East Middle School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Gosforth Park First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Brunton First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• South Gosforth First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Havannah First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Dinnington First School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is Regent Farm First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Regent Farm First School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Regent Farm First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Regent Farm First School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Regent Farm First School have?

Regent Farm First School has 335 pupils on roll.

What age range does Regent Farm First School cover?

Regent Farm First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Regent Farm First School?

Regent Farm First School is at Wansbeck Road South, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3PE.