Rockcliffe First School

Primary school in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. Good (Feb 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 February 2024, report published 18 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2028

The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.5 milesCullercoats Primary School
Primary, North Shields, North Tyneside
School remains Good (Feb 2022)
0.7 milesMarine Park First School
Primary, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Report card, Mar 2026: 7 expected
0.8 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
Primary, North Shields, North Tyneside
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
1.0 milesMonkhouse Primary School
Primary, North Shields, North Tyneside
Good (Sep 2023)
1.2 milesCoquet Park First School
Primary, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Apr 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.