St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, the 8th highest of 63 Gateshead primary schools at 1.0 first choices per offer; every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- The higher standard in reading, writing and maths was reached by 9% in 2024/25 (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ellison Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE8 2QU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school at St Philip Neri.”
- “Staff interact positively with pupils and get to know them and their families well.”
- “The school is ambitious that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) will achieve well.”
To improve
- “The school is rightly aware that continued refinements are needed in the curriculum to ensure consistency and that all pupils achieve as well as they can across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 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 Gateshead.
- Riverside Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lobley Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brighton Avenue Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caedmon Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published