Brunton First School
Brunton First School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 4 to 9. It has 451 pupils, 1 more than it has places for. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Roseden Way, Newcastle Great Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9BD0191 217 0045bruntonfirst.co.ukMrs Carolyn Appleby headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
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Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full, with 2 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
The last child to get a place lived 1.3 miles away in 2026, 2.0 miles away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 1.3 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 90 | 280 | 90 | 1.3 miles | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 90 | 261 | 90 | 2.0 miles | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 1.7 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.9 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.3 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), language and communications needs (9), Other difficulty or disability (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 451 | 451 | 448 | 450 | 447 | 451 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 9.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Park Academy | Free school | 930 m | 614 | Good 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Havannah First School | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 331 | Good 2023 | 73 | Compare |
| North Fawdon Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 166 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Hazlewood Community Primary School | Foundation | 1.1 miles | 287 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Regent Farm First School | Foundation | 1.2 miles | 335 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| Grange First School | Foundation | 1.3 miles | 333 | Good 2021 | 68 | Compare |
| Gosforth Park First School | Foundation | 1.3 miles | 299 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth | Academy | 1.4 miles | 209 | Good 2022 | 90 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brunton First School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brunton First School yet.
How many pupils does Brunton First School have?
451 pupils aged 4 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 450 places, so it is 100% full.
Is Brunton First School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.3 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Brunton First School?
Pupils were in school 96.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 4% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Brunton First School?
The average class had 30.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 20% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Roseden Way, Newcastle Great Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9BD
- Telephone
- 0191 217 0045
- Website
- www.bruntonfirst.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carolyn Appleby
- Type of school
- Foundation school (Foundation school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Gosforth Schools' Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2009 (new provision)
- URN
- 135286 · LAESTAB 3913875 · UKPRN 10080730
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Newcastle upon Tyne council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.