Dinnington First School
Foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Multi-faith |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 320 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 333 |
| Free school meals | 14.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | Gosforth Schools' Trust |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Address | Sycamore Avenue, Dinnington Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE13 7JY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.dinnington.newcastle.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01661822457 |
| URN | 108437 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 17 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 November 2021, published 18 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Havannah First School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Hazlewood Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Brunton First School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Greenfields Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Kingston Park Primary School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- North Fawdon Primary School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- Ponteland Community Primary School (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Richard Coates Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.