Dinnington First School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Sycamore Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/11/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
8.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
320
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
333 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
50 of 50 families who put it first got an offer
58
Places offered
153
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 50 | 50 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 24 | 6 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 53 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 153 | 58 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Multi-faith
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Ash
- Address
- Sycamore Avenue, Dinnington Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY
- Phone
- 01661822457
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Kingston Park & Dinnington · Cramlington and Killingworth
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108437
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Gosforth Schools' Trust
320 pupils · 333 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
06 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
16 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 241 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.