St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston

School overview

St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston is a primary school serving Gateshead, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 151 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 18.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.