Dinnington First School
Sycamore Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY
320 pupils · 96% of 333 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Multi-faith
- Trust
- Gosforth Schools' Trust
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 17 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 59 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 50 | 153 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 44 | 116 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 39 | 135 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 38 | 101 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 33 | 94 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 21 | 80 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 61 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Havannah First School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hazlewood Community Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brunton First School 3.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Greenfields Community Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kingston Park Primary School 4.3 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- North Fawdon Primary School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.