Primary school

Dunn Street Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • South Tyneside
  • NE32 3QH
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 125 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 98%2022/23: top 29%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM95% · North East 67%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · North East 8%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North East 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 20 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 53% · 19 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 59% · 17 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 32% · 19 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 70% · 23 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 64% · 22 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 95% · 19 pupils · North East 67%95%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 20 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 19 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 6% · 17 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 19 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 4% · 23 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 5% · 19 pupils · North East 8%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 19 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 105 · 17 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 99 · 19 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 107 · 22 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 19 pupils · North East 10510799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 19 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 102 · 17 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 102 · 19 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 23 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 22 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 19 pupils · North East 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd10
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

28 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

2 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026140
Free school meals (past 6 years)70.0%
First language not English21.7%
SEN support30.4%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils9.0%

Girls 44.2%Boys 55.8%

95.2% full · 147 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 15.5 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£55,000revenue reserve
  • +£65,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £784,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it