Dinnington First School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.928 miles
Published by Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Dinnington First School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–9 (foundation school). Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Dinnington First School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.928 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.585 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.928 miles away, 3rd longest of 16 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- Of 152 applications for Reception 2026, 20 (13%) came from families living outside Newcastle upon Tyne, and 13 offers went to them.
- 15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sycamore Avenue, Dinnington Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 7JY
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Religious character
- Multi-faith
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 320 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They are enthusiastic and eager to learn.”
- “Pupils benefit from highly positive relationships with the adults who care for them.”
To improve
- “Some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are less confident about their learning in some wider curriculum subjects.”
- “However, further work is needed to ensure that adaptations are used consistently well across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Havannah First School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brunton First School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingston Park Primary School 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- North Fawdon Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Regent Farm First School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange First School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gosforth Park First School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Simonside Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published