Dinnington First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 9 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Multi-faith
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
108437
Address
Sycamore Avenue, Dinnington Village, NE13 7JY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
315 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
7%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.6%
Persistent absence
8.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.9%
Mixed 5%
Indian 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.3%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dinnington First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
53
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
19
9
Reception, Full-time
53
29
24
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
53
28
25
Year 3
57
30
27
Year 4
59
30
29
Year 2024-2025

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