Dinnington First School

Foundation school·First school Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne·NE13 7JY

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Dinnington 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

90%

59 first choices, 60 places

First choices per place

0.98

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

152

any preference, for 60 places

Last place offered lived

1.93 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 3103 m

Applications from another council area

13%

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.12

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9120220.6620230.9420240.8620250.982026

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

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Inclusion

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards

Met

Early years

Strong standard

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 315
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Multi-faith

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

16.7%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

7.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

13.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

10.2%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

22.9

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,300

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Kingston Park Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 2.7 mi 63.2 North Fawdon Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 2.7 mi 48.7 St Charles' Catholic Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.3 mi 89.0 Simonside Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.3 mi 51.4 St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.3 mi 59.1 Mountfield Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.4 mi 35.6 St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.4 mi 54.6 Kenton Bar Primary School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 3.4 mi 47.6

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

About Dinnington First School

Dinnington First School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, classified by the DfE as a foundation school with a Multi-faith religious character. Around 315 pupils aged 3 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026).

90% of the families who made Dinnington First School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.93 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. 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.