Dunston Hill Community Primary School
Primary schoolDunston Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 362 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 November 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Dunston Hill Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Kingsmeadow Community SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Riverside Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, DunstonPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Emmanuel CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 59.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Lobley Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).